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ablaze definition
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Overview of adj ablaze The adj ablaze has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ablaze, aflame, aroused, turned on -- (keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire") 2. ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire -- (lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire") 3. ablaze, flaming -- (resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves") 4. ablaze, inflamed, reddened -- (lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire") Antonyms of adj ablaze 4 senses of ablaze Sense 1 ablaze, aflame, aroused, turned on(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA passionate) -> passionless Sense 2 ablaze(prenominal), afire(prenominal), aflame(prenominal), aflare(prenominal), alight(prenominal), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA lighted) -> unlighted, unlit Sense 3 ablaze, flaming INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless Sense 4 ablaze(prenominal), inflamed, reddened INDIRECT (VIA light) -> dark Similarity of adj ablaze 4 senses of ablaze Sense 1 ablaze, aflame, aroused, turned on(prenominal) => passionate (vs. passionless) Sense 2 ablaze(prenominal), afire(prenominal), aflame(prenominal), aflare(prenominal), alight(prenominal), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(prenominal) => lighted (vs. unlighted), lit Sense 3 ablaze, flaming => colorful (vs. colorless), colourful Sense 4 ablaze(prenominal), inflamed, reddened => light (vs. dark) Attributes of adj ablaze Familiarity of adj ablaze ablaze used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj ablaze ablaze Overview of adj ablaze The adj ablaze has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ablaze, aflame, aroused, turned on -- (keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire") 2. ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire -- (lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire") 3. ablaze, flaming -- (resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves") 4. ablaze, inflamed, reddened -- (lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire")
ablaze definition
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