flameproof

1. 1.

   resistant to catching fire

   Synonymsflame-retardant

   Similarnoncombustible

Questions about flameproof

What does flameproof mean?

flameproof means "resistant to catching fire".

How many syllables are in flameproof?

flameproof has 3 syllables: fla-me-proof. The stress falls on "fla".

What is another word for flameproof?

Close synonyms include flame-retardant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flameproof a common word?

flameproof is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.