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Antonyms for flame

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fleym
Phonetic Transcription : fleɪm


Definition of flame

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Anglo-French flaume, Old French flamme (10c.), from Latin flammula "small flame," diminutive of flamma "flame, blazing fire," from PIE *bhleg- "to shine, flash," from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach (v.)).
  • The meaning "a sweetheart" is attested from 1640s; the figurative sense of "burning passion" was in Middle English. Flame-thrower (1917) translates German flammenwerfer (1915).
  • noun fire
  • noun lover; passion
  • noun insulting e-mail message
  • verb burn
Example sentences :
  • There was a rush and faint roar of the flame up the chimney as the cardboard burned.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • There was a flame at his heart, a burning lump in his throat.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • But there was the decree, written in letters of blood and flame.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • "Because I want to do it myself," she said at last, and thrust the envelope into the flame.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • History records the experiences of but one man who has seen a flame in the open.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Eulalia, when at the stake, breathes the flame that she may die the more quickly.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • His fingers encountered a flame, and were slightly scorched.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • This resentment was seldom expressed, but its flame scorched her soul.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • It shines in your eyes, it burns like a flame in your face; I can feel it in your hands.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • And so he did, twisting it up and setting it to the flame of the candle.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

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