Synonyms for flame
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : fleym |
| Phonetic Transcription : fleɪm |
Top 10 synonyms for flame Other synonyms for the word flame
- abusive e-mail message
- abusive newsgroup message
- abusive newsgroup posting
- ardor
- baby
- beau
- beloved
- boyfriend
- brightness
- coruscate
- darling
- dear
- desire
- enthusiasm
- fervor
- flame war
- flame-mail
- flare up
- girlfriend
- glare
- glint
- glow
- heartthrob
- holocaust
- honey
- inamorata
- inamorato
- insulting newsgroup message
- insulting newsgroup posting
- keenness
- kindle
- love
- oxidize
- paramour
- rapid oxidation
- shine
- steady
- swain
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- truelove
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for flame
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