nonflammable

See also: non-flammable

English

Alternative forms

• non-flammable

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

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Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

English flammable

English nonflammable

From non- + flammable.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nonflammable (not comparable)

1. Not combustible.
2. Not easily set on fire.

Synonyms

• noninflammable
• unflammable
• uninflammable

Translations

not combustible

• Bulgarian: незапалим (bg) (nezapalim)
• Finnish: palamaton (fi)
• French: ininflammable (fr)
• German: unbrennbar (de), nichtbrennbar
• Greek: άκαυστος (el) (ákafstos), μη εύφλεκτος (mi éfflektos), άφλεκτος (el) (áflektos), μη αναφλέξιμος (mi anafléximos)
• Irish: dolasta, doloiscthe, neamh-inlasta

Noun

nonflammable (plural nonflammables)

1. Any nonflammable substance.