flame
English
/fleɪm/
noun
Definitions
- The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- (Internet) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
- A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
- (music) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English flawme derived from Old French flame derived from Latin flamma (flame, fire), flammula derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (shimmer, gleam, shine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰlē-
Gloss
shimmer, gleam, shine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aflame English
- antiflame English
- bait English
- candle English
- candleflame English
- disinflame English
- flamage English
- flame war English
- flameable English
- flameage English
- flamebait English
- flameful English
- flamekeeper English
- flameless English
- flamelessly English
- flamelessness English
- flamelet English
- flamelight English
- flamelike English
- flameproof English
- flameproofer English
- flamer English
- flamethrower English
- flamethrowing English
- flamework English
- flameworker English
- flameworthy English
- flamy English
- hearth English
- hearthflame English
- inflame English
- inflamer English
- inflamest English
- inflameth English
- keeper English
- light English
- midflame English
- postflame English
- preflame English
- reflame English
- reinflame English
- thrower English
- throwing English
- war English
- work English
- worker English
- flamma Latin
- flammeus Latin
- flammiger Latin
- flammipes Latin
- flammula Latin
- flammulum, flammula Latin
- Flamme German
- fiamma Italian
- flamber French
- flamme French
- flama Spanish, Castilian
- flamear Spanish, Castilian
- flamengo Spanish, Castilian
- llama Spanish, Castilian
- llamear Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰlē- Proto-Indo-European
- flamme Norwegian Bokmål
- flama Portuguese
- flamma Swedish
- flamme Norwegian Nynorsk
- flambe Middle English
- flame Middle English
- flaumbe Middle English
- flaume Middle English
- flawme Middle English
- flawmen Middle English
- flawmy Middle English
- inflammen Middle English
- flamble Old French
- flame Old French
- flamme Old French
- flama Catalan, Valencian
- φλάμμουρος Greek (modern)
- flamma Old High German
- פֿלאַם Yiddish
- chama Old Portuguese
- fleamã Aromanian
- *flagmā Proto-Italic
- flama Old Occitan
- flamenc Old Occitan
- ciamma Sicilian
- sciàmma Ligurian
- war
- work
- bait
- light
- flamy
- flamer
- aflame
- keeper
- candle
- hearth
- worker
- inflame
- reflame
- thrower
- flamage
- throwing
- preflame
- flameful
- flameage
- inflamer
- midflame
- flamelet
- inflamest
- flameless
- postflame
- flame war
- reinflame
- antiflame
- inflameth
- flamebait
- flamework
- flamelike
- flameable
- flamelight
- flameproof
- disinflame
- hearthflame
- flameworker
- candleflame
- flameworthy
- flamekeeper
- flamelessly
- flamethrower
- flameproofer
- flamelessness
- flamethrowing