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- [fleym]
- /fleɪm/
- /fleɪm/
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- [fleym]
- /fleɪm/
Definitions of flame word
- noun flame burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor. 1
- noun flame Often, flames. the state or condition of blazing combustion: to burst into flames. 1
- noun flame any flamelike condition; glow; inflamed condition. 1
- noun flame brilliant light; scintillating luster. 1
- noun flame bright coloring; a streak or patch of color. 1
- noun flame flame color. 1
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Origin of flame
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English flaume < Anglo-French, variant of flaumbe; Old French flambe, earlier flamble < Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma flame (see -ule); (v.) Middle English flaumen < Anglo-French flaum(b)er; Old French flamber < Latin flammāre, derivative of flamma
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Parts of speech for Flame
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flame popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flame usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flame
noun flame
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- conflagration — A conflagration is a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property.
- flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
Antonyms for flame
noun flame
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- coldness — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- coolness — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
verb flame
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- put out — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- extinguish — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
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