flammable

/ˈflæməbəl/

/ˈflæməbəl/

Be careful with matches around gasoline, dry grass, and old wood because they are all very flammable and might catch on fire.

Flammable is a pretty straightforward word with one odd fact about it. The word, inflammable, which sounds like the opposite of flammable, actually means the same thing — easily catching on fire. If you want to say that something won't catch fire easily, use fireproof and you'll be sure to be right.

Definitions of flammable

1. adjective

   easily ignited
   synonyms: inflammable

   combustible

   capable of igniting and burning