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Dictionary: a·blaze   (ə-blāz') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being on fire: The house is ablaze.
  2. Radiant with bright color: a maple tree ablaze in autumn.
  3. Fervent or excited.
ablaze a·blaze' adv.

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adjective

    On fire: afire, aflame, alight, burning, conflagrant, fiery, flaming. Idioms: in a blaze, in flames. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

Antonyms: ablaze
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adj

Definition: brightly illuminated
Antonyms: dark, dim

adj

Definition: very excited
Antonyms: dull, unexcited


WordNet: ablaze
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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
  Synonyms: aflame, aroused, turned on

Meaning #2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  Synonyms: afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire

Meaning #3: resembling flame in brilliance or color
  Synonym: flaming

Meaning #4: lighted with red light as if with flames
  Synonyms: inflamed, reddened


Translations: Ablaze
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i lys lue, flammende

idioms:

  • be ablaze    stå i lys lue, være i flammer
  • be ablaze with    være stærkt begejstret, være stærkt ophidset

Nederlands (Dutch)
in brand, schitterend

Français (French)
adj. - en feu, en flammes, (fig) enflammé de, resplendissant de

idioms:

  • be ablaze    être en flammes, flamber
  • be ablaze with    être enflammé de, être resplendissant de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - in Flammen

idioms:

  • be ablaze    lichterloh brennen
  • be ablaze with    lichterloh brennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φλεγόμενος, (μτφ.) κατάφωτος, ολόφωτος, κορωμένος

idioms:

  • be ablaze    φλέγομαι
  • be ablaze with    φλέγομαι από (ενθουσιασμό κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
in fiamme, risplendente

idioms:

  • be ablaze    essere in fiamme

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flamejante, ardente, excitado

idioms:

  • be ablaze    estar ardente

Русский (Russian)
горящий, сверкающий

idioms:

  • be ablaze    пылать, сверкать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - chispeante, encendido, resplandeciente

idioms:

  • be ablaze    estar ardiendo, estar en llamas
  • be ablaze with    estar ardiendo con, estar en llamas por causa de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - i lågor, flammande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
闪耀的, 激动的, 着火的

idioms:

  • be ablaze    燃烧着, 闪耀着
  • be ablaze with    ...闪耀着, ...激昂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 閃耀的, 激動的, 著火的

idioms:

  • be ablaze    燃燒著, 閃耀著
  • be ablaze with    ...閃耀著, ...激昂

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불타는, 빛나는, 흥분한, 격노한

idioms:

  • be ablaze    빛나고 있다
  • be ablaze with    빛나다, 격노하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 燃えて, 明るく輝いて, 真っ赤に激して, 輝いて

idioms:

  • be ablaze    燃えて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشتعل بشده, براق, متوهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בוער, לוהט, מבהיק‬


 
 
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