ablaze
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5.5
- adjective
- /əˈbleɪz/
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en llamas
- The 900-acre park is at its best in June when it is ablaze with rhododendrons in bloom.
- set ablaze
Examples
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Any passing ship will be able to see this when it's ablaze.
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I turned and noticed for the first time that the place was ablaze with lights.
Fiction book (2001) -
The hospital was ablaze with light in the late afternoon; things were going on over there.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Christmas tree is ablaze.
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And before you could count ten, the whole room was ablaze.
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The sunroom across the hall was ablaze in the moonlight.
Fiction book (1997) -
The drapes are fully ablaze now; flames lick at the wooden walls.
Fiction book (2001) -
The gardens were ablaze with flowers in bloom, a formal rose garden, fountains, and wildflowers.
Academic text (2006) -
The bed was ablaze with sunlight, and she was sweating in her flannel nightgown.
Fiction book (1990) -
The leaves were ablaze with vibrant shades of red and orange during the autumn season.
Synonyms
341
1.0
Burning with flames and smoke
44
3.6
Very hot and like burning flames
7
5.5
Lit with a soft warm light or showing happiness
7
6.0
Burning with fire or full of strong feeling such as desire
6
6.7
On fire or very full of strong feeling
4
6.1
Shining with light or small fire, for example candles
1
3.5
Shining very brightly like the sun
1
4.6
Lit by the light of a fire
Burning with a bright fire or very bright color
Glowing brightly as if lit by fire
Having enough light to see easily
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ablaze comes from the parts a- meaning 'on' and blaze meaning 'flame' or 'strong light', so it originally meant 'on fire' and is used for things that shine or burn very brightly.