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flame

  • noun
  • flām

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

Other meanings

  1. A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.

  2. A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. FF4D00

Synonyms

  • fire

Example sentences

  • “The flames danced in the night sky.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “What makes a flame blue?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "flammula".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “flame” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.