Ablaze

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈbleɪz/, SAMPA: /@"bleIz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz

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Adjective

Ablaze (comparative more Ablaze, superlative most Ablaze)

1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.

   All ablaze with crimson and gold. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

   The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. -Thomas Carlyle

Adverb

Ablaze (comparative more Ablaze, superlative most Ablaze)

1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.
2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

Thesaurus

afire; aflame; aflicker; aglow; alight; ardent; bathed with light; bespangled; blazing; boiling over; breathless; brightened; burning; candent; candescent; candlelit; comburent; conflagrant; cordial; delirious; drunk; enlightened; enthusiastic; excited; exuberant; febrile; fervent; fervid; fevered; feverish; fiery; firelit; flagrant; flaming; flaring; flashing; flashy; flickering; flushed; fulgurant; fulgurating; fuming; gaslit; glowing; guttering; hearty; heated; hot; ignescent; ignited; illuminated; impassioned; in a blaze; in a glow; in flames; incandescent; inflamed; intense; intoxicated; irradiate; irradiated; keen; kindled; lamplit; lanternlit; lighted; lightened; lit; lit up; live; lively; living; luminous; meteoric; moonlit; on fire; passionate; red-hot; reeking; scintillant; scintillating; smoking; smoldering; spangled; sparking; star-spangled; star-studded; starlit; steaming; steamy; studded; sunlit; tinseled; unextinguished; unquenched; unrestrained; vigorous; warm; zealous