combustible

Meaning

Adj

1. Capable of burning.
2. (dated, figuratively) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.

Noun

1. A material that is capable of burning.
2. A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

Opposite of

incombustible, noncombustible, ;, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>, fireproof, refractory

Synonyms

flammable

inflammable

burnable

combustible material

fuel

inflammability

nervous

propellent

short tempered

temperamental

tinder box

piceous

COMBL

explosive

fretful

gasoline

inflammables

irascible

Translations

combustible

brennbar

combustible

combustível

combustibile

entflammbar

brandbaar

inflammable

verbrennbar

tutuşabilir

combustible

inflamável

Brennstoff

ευέξαπτος

εύφλεκτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/

Etymology

From Middle French combustible, equivalent to combust + -ible.