flammability

noun

flam·​ma·​bil·​i·​ty ˌfla-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

: ability to support combustion

especially : a high capacity for combustion

Examples of flammability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The chemicals are needed to meet a flammability standard that was set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority (NHTSA) in 1970 without data showing that using the toxic chemicals would increase fire safety. —Arlene Blum, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Areas with similar slopes and flammability are grouped into zones. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025

Installing anything on an airplane, including works of art, requires that elements be certified for structural impact and flammability. —Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries. —IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flammability

• affability
• audibility
• bistability
• capability
• changeability
• contractility
• credibility
• culpability
• disability
• disutility
• durability
• fallibility