igneous
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- adjective
- /ˈɪɡniəs/
- Literature
- In the hearth, the igneous stones glowed warmly, creating a cozy atmosphere in the cabin.
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Examples
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The poem described the sunset as an igneous spectacle, igniting the sky with fiery hues.
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She slides down the pole, performing her dance, floating in an igneous swirl of aqueous, diluted anesthesia.
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The artist used igneous colors in her painting to evoke the intensity of a blazing fire.
Synonyms
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Very hot and like burning flames
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Burning with a bright fire or very bright color
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On fire or shining brightly with color
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So warm it glows red
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On fire or very full of strong feeling
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Burning with fire or full of strong feeling such as desire
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Shining with light or small fire, for example candles
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Describes something very hot and burning, like fire or the sun, used in old writing
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Showing strong feeling like a bright fire
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Extremely hot and burning, like red metal in a fire
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Having the bright red or orange color of fire
Glowing brightly as if lit by fire
Compounds
How Fiery
Surface Forms
Morphology
igneous = igne + ous
Although historically built from a fire-root, the segment 'igne' is not a standalone English word and the connection to 'fire' is not obvious to an average learner, so the meaning 'fiery' is not transparently derivable.
Etymology
Igneous comes from an old Latin word ignis meaning 'fire' and is related to ignite, which means 'to start a flame'. So to describe something as igneous in a literary sense is to call it 'fiery' or full of burning energy.