ignescent

1. 1.

   can emit sparks or burst into flame

   Similarcombustible

Questions about ignescent

What does ignescent mean?

ignescent means "can emit sparks or burst into flame".

How many syllables are in ignescent?

ignescent has 3 syllables and divides as ig-ne-scent under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is ignescent a common word?

ignescent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.