flamelike
Shaped like fire
Resembling a flame in shape, movement, or quality.
Flamelike describes things that taper upward, flicker, or glow with warm intensity: flamelike petals, a flamelike tongue of light.
The word appears mostly in literary or descriptive writing.
Giving off steady light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- blazingBurning very brightly
fiery · orange · crimson · amber · golden · red-hot · brilliant · vivid
Rhythmic bodily motion
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
quivering · oscillating · swaying · undulating · fluttering · twinkling · pulsating · shifting
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
consuming · raging · wild · uncontrollable · spreading · devouring · all-consuming · relentless
Extremely hot, burning
- burningCombustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- thermalPertaining to warmth
radiant · toasty · sizzling · blistering · charring · molten · white-hot · warmth
Handheld burning light source
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- glowSteady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- beaconGuiding light source
lantern · phosphorescence · incandescence · aura · radiance · firelight · lamplight · bonfire
glowing
Giving off steady light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- incandescentGlowing from heat
blazing · fiery · orange · crimson · amber · golden · red-hot · brilliant · vivid · tapered
dancing
Rhythmic bodily motion
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
trembling · quivering · oscillating · swaying · undulating · fluttering · twinkling · pulsating · shifting · licking
ardent
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
passionate · consuming · raging · wild · uncontrollable · spreading · devouring · all-consuming · relentless · blazing
scorching
Extremely hot, burning
- burningCombustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
thermal · radiant · toasty · sizzling · blistering · charring · molten · white-hot · warmth · embers
torch
Handheld burning light source
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- glowSteady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
beacon · lantern · phosphorescence · incandescence · aura · radiance · firelight · lamplight · bonfire · hearth
like, flame, flaming, flames, inflame, inflamed, flamboyant, inflammable, aflame