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

While this can reduce leakage and flammability risks, solid electrolytes cannot flow into gaps when battery materials expand or contract. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Combined with less rainfall accompanying monsoon storms in recent years, that makes for dangerous flammability. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Hydrogen combustion engines also present unique safety challenges due to the pressure and flammability of the gas. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

This movement has ecological and social consequences, and flammability is one of them. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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