flame

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See also: Flamme, Flame, and flamé

English

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Etymology

From Middle English flawme, flaume, flaumbe, blend of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flamma, the second from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; akin to Old English glēd (“ember”); ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: flām, IPA(key): /fleɪm/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪm

Noun

flame (countable and uncountable, plural flames)

  1. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
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      Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth […].
    • 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
      Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
  2. A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Thackeray to this entry?)
  3. (Internet) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
  4. A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
    flame:  
  5. (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
    The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.
  6. Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
    • (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      in a flame of zeal severe
    • (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Coleridge to this entry?)

Derived terms

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Translations

Verb

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  1. To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
    • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again.
  2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
    • (Can we date this quote by Macaulay and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      He flamed with indignation.
  3. (Internet, transitive, intransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
    I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.

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Translations

to post a critical or abusive message on the Internet
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Adjective

flame (not comparable)

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

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French

Pronunciation

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. third-person singular present subjunctive of flamer
  5. second-person singular imperative of flamer

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French flame.

Noun

flame

  1. Alternative form of flawme

Etymology 2

From Old French flamber.

Verb

flame

  1. Alternative form of flawmen

Old French

Etymology

From Latin flamma.

Noun

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

  1. flame

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Descendants

  • → English: flame
  • French: flamme
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