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What is the difference between arson and incendiary?

arson | incendiary |

As nouns the difference between arson and incendiary

is that arson is the crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage while incendiary is something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

As an adjective incendiary is

capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.

arson

English

(wikipedia arson)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage.
  • * 2006 , , Concrete: Killer Smile , Part two, p.34
    • Arson , like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.
  • (countable) An instance of such a crime.

    • See also

    * incendiary * incendiarism

    Anagrams

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    incendiary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1 citation , passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
  • Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
  • Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
    • Politics is an incendiary topic; it tends to cause fights to break out.

    Noun

    (incendiaries)
  • Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
    • The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
  • One who maliciously sets fires; an arsonist.
  • (figurative) One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels; an agitator.
  • * Bentley
    • Several cities drove them out as incendiaries .