ignitable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ignite

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English ignitable

From ignite + -able.

Adjective

ignitable (comparative more ignitable, superlative most ignitable)

1. Capable of being ignited; able to burn.

   Antonyms: unignitable, nonignitable; inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses); non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof, incombustible

   Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses); combustible

2. Easily ignited.

   Antonyms: unignitable, nonignitable; inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses); non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable; fireproof, incombustible

   Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses)

Related terms

• igniter
• ignition

Translations

able to burn

• Bulgarian: горим (bg) (gorim), възпламеним (bg) (vǎzplamenim)
• Czech: zápalný (cs)
• Galician: inflamábel (gl), inflamable (gl)
• Irish: so-adhainte, inadhainte
• Italian: accendibile (it), accensibile (it)
• Manx: so-lostey
• Swedish: antändbar (sv), antändlig (sv)