inferno
[ in-fur-noh; for 3 also Italian een-fer-naw ]
/ ɪnˈfɜr noʊ; for 3 also Italian inˈfɛr nɔ /
noun, plural in·fer·nos.
hell; the infernal regions.
a place or region that resembles hell: The ironworks was an inferno of molten steel and half-naked bodies.
(initial capital letter, italics)
the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting hell and the suffering of the damned.
Compare paradise(def 7), purgatory(def 2).
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British Dictionary definitions for inferno
inferno
/ (ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ) /
noun plural -nos
the inferno (sometimes capital)
hell; the infernal region
any place or state resembling hell, esp a conflagration
Word Origin for inferno
C19: from Italian, from Late Latin
infernus hell
Cultural definitions for inferno
notes for Inferno
By extension, an “inferno” is a hot and terrible place or condition.