Origin of flame
1300–50; (noun) Middle English
flaume < Anglo-French, variant of
flaumbe; Old French
flambe, earlier
flamble < Latin
flammula, diminutive of
flamma flame (see
-ule); (v.) Middle English
flaumen < Anglo-French
flaum(b)er; Old French
flamber < Latin
flammāre, derivative of
flamma
SYNONYMS FOR flame
1
fire.
Flame,
blaze,
conflagration refer to the light and heat given off by combustion.
Flame is the common word, referring to a combustion of any size:
the light of a match flame.
Blaze usually denotes a quick, hot, bright, and comparatively large flame:
The fire burst into a blaze.
Conflagration refers to destructive flames which spread over a considerable area:
A conflagration destroyed Chicago.
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British Dictionary definitions for flame
flame
/ (fleɪm) /
noun
verb
See also
flameout
Derived forms of flame
Word Origin for flame
C14: from Anglo-French
flaume, from Old French
flambe, modification of
flamble, from Latin
flammula a little flame, from
flamma flame
Scientific definitions for flame
flame
[ flām ]
The hot, glowing mixture of burning gases and tiny particles that arises from combustion. Flames get their light either from the fluorescence of molecules or ions that have become excited, or from the incandescence of solid particles involved in the combustion process, such as the carbon particles from a candle.
Idioms and Phrases with flame
flame
see add fuel to the fire (flames); burst into (flames); fan the flames; go up in flames; shoot down (in flames).