In general use, flammable is now the preferred term for describing things that can catch fire, but inflammable is still occasionally used with that meaning as well.

の flammableは引火性 ｛いんか せい｝ 、combustibleは可燃性 ｛かねん せい｝ を表す。 引火点 ｛いんか てん｝ が低いものをflammable、比較的高 ｛ひかく てき たか｝ いもの …

King's words touch on a higher law of leadership, that the solution to a sensitive and highly contentious and even flammable situation often lies in doing the opposite of what is expected …

Aug 10, 2025 · 「flammable」は「燃えやすい」という意味の形容詞です。 火や熱源に近づけると容易に燃え上がる性質を持つものを指します。

Unpaid military and security forces, a demoralised public service, armies of unemployed youth and an increasingly impoverished mass population became the core elements of a flammable …

Definition of flammable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant …

Britannica Dictionary definition of FLAMMABLE [more flammable; most flammable] : capable of being set on fire and of burning quickly a flammable liquid a highly flammable fabric

Flammable chemicals, gases, cloth, or other things catch fire and burn easily. ...flammable liquids such as gasoline or kerosene.

Flammable [ˈflæməbl]簡単に発火して燃えやすいものを指します。 事故を防ぐために慎重な取り扱いが必要な液体、材料、気体を表すのによく使用されます。