Ablaze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɐlˌoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌaɪbəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌaɪbəbˈɪlɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɐlˌoʊt/.

Examples

his face all ablaze with excitement
he was aflame with desire
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

on fire aflare alight aflame inflamed reddened aroused afire

Parts of Speech

adjective	keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker “his face all ablaze with excitement”
adjective	lighted up by or as by fire or flame “forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”
adjective	resembling flame in brilliance or color “maple trees ablaze in autumn”
adjective	lighted with red light as if with flames “streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

in Flammen

starke Erregung (besonders sexuell) oder Anzeichen von Erregung; - Bram Stoker

🇫🇷French

en feu

très excité (surtout sexuellement) ou indiquant une excitation ; -Bram Stoker

🇪🇸Spanish

ardiendo

muy excitado (especialmente sexualmente) o que indica excitación; -Bram Stoker

🇮🇹Italian

in fiamme

fortemente eccitato (soprattutto sessualmente) o indicante eccitazione; -Bram Stoker

🇳🇱Dutch

in vuur en vlam

zeer opgewonden (vooral seksueel) of duidt op opwinding; -Bram Stoker

🇵🇹Portuguese

em chamas

profundamente excitado (especialmente sexualmente) ou indicando excitação; -Bram Stoker

🇷🇺Russian

пылать

сильно возбужден (особенно сексуально) или указывает на возбуждение; - Брэм Стокер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलता हुआ

अत्यधिक उत्तेजित (विशेषकर यौन रूप से) या उत्तेजना का संकेत देने वाला; - ब्रैम स्टोकर

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্নিদগ্ধ

গভীরভাবে উত্তেজিত (বিশেষ করে যৌন) বা উত্তেজনা নির্দেশ করে; - ব্রাম স্টোকার

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிகிறது

மிகுந்த உற்சாகம் (குறிப்பாக பாலியல்) அல்லது உற்சாகத்தைக் குறிக்கிறது; - பிராம் ஸ்டோக்கர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మండుతున్నాయి

చాలా ఉత్సాహంగా (ముఖ్యంగా లైంగికంగా) లేదా ఉత్సాహాన్ని సూచిస్తుంది; - బ్రామ్ స్టోకర్

🇮🇳Marathi

आग लावणे

उत्कंठापूर्ण (विशेषत: लैंगिक) किंवा उत्साह दर्शवणारे; - ब्रॅम स्टोकर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સળગવું

ઉત્સુકતાપૂર્વક (ખાસ કરીને જાતીય) અથવા ઉત્તેજના સૂચવે છે; - બ્રામ સ્ટોકર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

ತೀವ್ರ ಉತ್ಸುಕತೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕವಾಗಿ) ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; - ಬ್ರಾಮ್ ಸ್ಟೋಕರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്വലിക്കുന്നു

തീവ്രമായ ആവേശം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ലൈംഗികമായി) അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവേശം സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; - ബ്രാം സ്റ്റോക്കർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗ

ਬਹੁਤ ਉਤਸਾਹਿਤ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਤੌਰ' ਤੇ) ਜਾਂ ਜੋਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ; - Bram Stoker

🇵🇰Urdu

آگ لگانا

شدید پرجوش (خاص طور پر جنسی طور پر) یا جوش و خروش کی نشاندہی کرنا؛ - برام سٹوکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

燃烧

极度兴奋（尤其是性方面）或表示兴奋； ——布拉姆·斯托克

🇯🇵Japanese

燃え上がる

（特に性的に）激しく興奮している、または興奮を示している。 - ブラム・ストーカー

🇰🇷Korean

불타는

(특히 성적으로) 몹시 흥분하거나 흥분을 나타냅니다. - 브람 스토커

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc cháy

cực kỳ phấn khích (đặc biệt là tình dục) hoặc thể hiện sự phấn khích; - Bram Stoker

🇹🇭Thai

สว่างไสว

ตื่นเต้นอย่างมาก (โดยเฉพาะทางเพศ) หรือแสดงความตื่นเต้น - แบรม สโตเกอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

terang benderang

sangat bersemangat (terutama secara seksual) atau menunjukkan kegembiraan; - Bram Stoker

🇵🇭Filipino

nagliliyab

labis na nasasabik (lalo na sa sekswal) o nagpapahiwatig ng kaguluhan; - Bram Stoker

🇲🇾Malay

terbakar

sangat teruja (terutama secara seksual) atau menunjukkan keseronokan; - Bram Stoker

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشتعل

متحمس بشدة (خاصة جنسيا) أو يشير إلى الإثارة. - برام ستوكر

🇮🇷Persian

شعله ور شدن

به شدت هیجان زده (به ویژه از نظر جنسی) یا نشان دهنده هیجان؛ - برام استوکر

🇹🇷Turkish

alev alev

çok heyecanlı (özellikle cinsel olarak) veya heyecanı belli eden; - Bram Stoker

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּאֵשׁ

נרגש מאוד (במיוחד מינית) או מעיד על התרגשות; - בראם סטוקר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ablaze'?

The primary meaning of 'ablaze' is 'keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker'.

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Using 'ablaze' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ablaze' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ablaze' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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