flame
Candle's bright crown
A flame is the visible, glowing part of a fire—the hot gases that produce light as fuel burns.
Flames can be small (a candle flame) or engulfing (flames spread through the building).
Figuratively, flame suggests passion: an old flame is a former lover.
To flame out is to fail spectacularly.
Online, to flame someone is to attack them with hostile, often personal messages: He got flamed for his comment.
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
ignite · kindle · torch · scorch · char · incinerate · smolder · bonfire
Intense emotional warmth
- desireIntense wanting
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- intensityStrength or force level
- heatTransferred thermal energy
burning · smolder · spark · ignite · kindle · torch · consume · fire
Romantic intimate
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- paramourLover in secret affair
- beauMale romantic companion
- inamorataWoman romantically adored
inamorato · admirer · ex · heartthrob · crush · suitor · beloved
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- temperState of mind
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
outburst · eruption · explosion · indignation · ire · seethe · burn · smolder
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- hearthFireplace floor area
cozy · toasty · bask · heat · light · illumination · ambiance · fireside
Converted to charged particles
- arcCurved line segment
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- torchHandheld burning light source
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
plasma cutter · discharge · electrode · gas
Sharp snapping sounds
blaze
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
combustion · ignite · kindle · torch · scorch · char · incinerate · smolder · bonfire · campfire
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
heat · burning · smolder · spark · ignite · kindle · torch · consume · fire · infatuation
lover
Romantic intimate
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- paramourLover in secret affair
- beauMale romantic companion
inamorata · inamorato · admirer · ex · heartthrob · crush · suitor · beloved
fury
Intense violent anger
wrath · outburst · eruption · explosion · indignation · ire · seethe · burn · smolder · ignite
glow
Steady, soft light
hearth · cozy · toasty · bask · heat · light · illumination · ambiance · fireside · candlelit
ionized
Converted to charged particles
welding · plasma cutter · discharge · electrode · gas
crackle
Sharp snapping sounds
troll
Deliberate online antagonist
hostile · provocative · harassment · forum · comments · viral · toxic · drama · moderator · ban
- fireblaze, inferno, embers, ember, campfire
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- light sourcesflashlight, lamp, candle, sunlight, moonlight
- nature symbolstree, sun, moon, star, flower
- grillinggrill, searing, gas grill, charring, coals
- Wildfireswildfire, grass fire, surface fire, spot fire, fire front
- burst into flamesCatch fire suddenly
- go up in flamesBurn down entirely
- old flameFormer romantic interest
- going down in flamesFailing catastrophically and publicly
- open flameUncovered burning source
- fanning the flamesWorsening a volatile situation
flaming, flames, inflame, inflamed, flamboyant, flammable, inflammation, inflammable, flagrant