flame

See also flamé

English

Etymology

Middle English flaume, flaumbe, blend of Anglo-Norman flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; akin to Old English glēd (“ember”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: flām, IPA: /fleɪm/, SAMPA: /fleIm/

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• Rhymes: -eɪm

Noun

flame (plural flames)

1. The visible part of fire.
2. A romantic partner or lover in usually short-lived but passionate affair.
3. (Internet) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
4. A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.

   flame colour:

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun flame

aflame flame-arc lamp flame bait flame carbon flame cell flame gun flame nettle flame of the forest flame-out, flameout flameproof

flame-retardant flame spread flame test flame-thrower flame tree flame war go up in flames inflame old flame Taiwan flamecrest

Related terms

Terms related to the noun flame

flamboyant flamingo flammable oriflamme

phlegm phlogiston phlogopite phlox

Translations

visible part of fire

Albanian: flakë f. Anglo-Norman: flamme f. Arabic: لهب (ar) (lahb) m. Armenian: բոց (hy) (boc'), հուր (hy) (hur) Basque: kar, gar, sugar Bosnian: plamen (bs) m. Catalan: flama f. Chinese: 火焰 Dungan: хуәщир Croatian: plamen (hr) m. Czech: plamen (cs) m. Danish: flamme (da) c., lue (da) c. Dutch: vlam (nl) f. Esperanto: flamo (eo) Estonian: leek (et) Finnish: liekki (fi) French: flamme (fr) f. Old French: flamme f. Georgian: ალი (ka) (ali) German: Flamme (de) f., Lohe (de) Greek: φλόγα (el) f. Guaraní: tatarendy Hebrew: להבה (he) (lehavá) f., אֵשׁ (he) f. Hungarian: láng (hu) Icelandic: logi (is) m. Indonesian: nyala (id) Interlingua: flamma

Irish: lasair (ga) f. Italian: fiamma (it) f. Japanese: 炎 (ほのお, honoo), 火炎 (かえん, kaen) Korean: 화염 Kurdish: بڵێسه‌ Latgalian: līsme Latin: flamma (la) f. Latvian: liesma (lv) f. Lithuanian: liepsna (lt) f. Nahuatl: cuezaltol Old English: līġ (ang) Polish: płomień (pl) m. Portuguese: chama (pt) f., flama (pt) f. Romanian: flacără (ro) f. Russian: пламя n. (plamya) Scottish Gaelic: lasair (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: пламен m. Latin: plamen m. Slovene: plamen (sl) m. Spanish: flama (es) f., llama (es) Swedish: flamma (sv) c., låga (sv) c. Telugu: మంట (te) (maNTa) Tupinambá: ataendy (t-) Turkish: alev (tr) West Frisian: flam

romantic partner

Danish: flamme (da) c. German: Flamme (de) f. Greek: έρωτας (el) (érotas) m., αίσθημα (el) (ésθima) n. Italian: fiamma (it) f.

Japanese: 恋人 (こいびと, koibito), 彼 (かれ, male), 彼女 (かのじょ, female) Polish: kochanka f. Swedish: flamma (sv) c.

criticism

Estonian: leim (et) French: polémique (fr) f. Italian: flame (it) m.

Japanese: 叩く (ja), フレーム (ja) Polish: krytycyzm m.

colour

Japanese: 炎色 Polish: ognista czerwień

Swedish: brandgul (sv)

Verb

flame (third-person singular simple present flames, present participle flaming, simple past and past participle flamed)

1. To produce flames.
2. (Internet) To post a destructively critical or abusive message, especially to provoke dissent or controversy

Derived terms

• flamer
• flaming

Related terms

• flambé

Translations

make fire

Danish: flamme (da) Greek: φλέγομαι (el) (flégome) Interlingua: flammar Italian: fiammeggiare (it), infiammare (it) Japanese: 炎を出す (ほのおをだす, honoo wo dasu), 燃える (もえる), 燃え上がる (もえあがる)

Kurdish: ئاگرگرتن Polish: rozpalić, rozniecić Portuguese: inflamar (pt) Swedish: flamma (sv), flamma upp (sv)

post a critical or abusive message on the Internet

Danish: blusse (da)

German: anmachen (de) Russian: флеймить (flejmít')

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Esperanto: flami

Adjective

flame (not comparable)

1. Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.

Translations

colour

Polish: ognistoczerwony (pl) m.

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds) [edit]}

Anagrams

• fleam

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /flam/, X-SAMPA: /flam/
• Homophones: flament, flames

Verb

flame

1. first-person singular present indicative of flamer
2. third-person singular present indicative of flamer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of flamer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of flamer
5. second-person singular imperative of flamer

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Old French

Etymology

Latin flamma

Noun

flame f. (oblique plural flames, nominative singular flame, nominative plural flames)

1. flame
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la complainte d ou conte huede de nevers:

     Senz redouteir l'infernal flame

     Without fearing the infernal flame

Descendants

• English: flame
• French: flamme