Meaning & Definition of Ablaze in English
English⟶
Ablaze
/əblez/
adjective
1. Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
- "His face all ablaze with excitement"- bram stoker
- "He was aflame with desire"
synonym:
- ablaze,
- aflame,
- aroused
2. 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"
- "Houses on fire"
synonym:
- ablaze(p),
- afire(p),
- aflame(p),
- aflare(p),
- alight(p),
- on fire(p)
3. Resembling flame in brilliance or color
- "Maple trees ablaze in autumn"
synonym:
- ablaze
4. Lighted with red light as if with flames
- "Streets ablaze with lighted christmas trees"
- "The inflamed clouds at sunset"
- "Reddened faces around the campfire"
synonym:
- ablaze(p),
- inflamed,
- reddened
Examples of using
The sky was ablaze with fireworks.