AFIRE
What does "AFIRE" mean?
On fire, or burning with strong feeling.
Meanings
- Burning; on fire. By dawn the barn was afire and the sky orange with it. literary
- Filled with intense passion, excitement, or eagerness. The whole crowd was afire with the news. figurative
Word origin
Formed in Middle English from the prefix 'a-' (meaning 'on' or 'in', from Old English 'on') plus 'fire' - the same 'a-' pattern seen in 'aglow', 'aflame', 'asleep', and 'ablaze'.
Remember it
AFIRE is just 'a fire' with the gap closed - say it aloud and you hear the flames you mean.
A little poem
One match, and the dusk
leans in close to watch the field
remember its gold.
haiku
What it teaches
Whatever sets you afire will also, if you let it, burn you out - tend the flame, don't feed the blaze.
Quick facts
What does AFIRE mean?
On fire, or burning with strong feeling.
Is AFIRE a valid word?
Yes — AFIRE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AFIRE?
AFIRE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AFIRE come from?
Formed in Middle English from the prefix 'a-' (meaning 'on' or 'in', from Old English 'on') plus 'fire' - the same 'a-' pattern seen in 'aglow', 'aflame', 'asleep', and 'ablaze'.
What can AFIRE teach us?
Whatever sets you afire will also, if you let it, burn you out - tend the flame, don't feed the blaze.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.