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fiery

adj · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfaɪəɹi/
  • /ˈfaɪɹi/
  • Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: firey
  • rhymes with -aɪəɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: F AY1 ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Burning or glowing.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Inflammable or easily ignited.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having the colour of fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Hot or inflamed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a fiery temper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Spirited or filled with emotion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

adj

Meaning 8

Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: butchery

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

like or suggestive of fire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a fiery desert wind
  • an igneous desert atmosphere

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: igneous

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

very intense

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a fiery temper
  • flaming passions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flaming

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

characterized by intense emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ardent love
  • an ardent lover
  • a fervent desire to change society
  • a fervent admirer
  • fiery oratory
  • an impassioned appeal
  • a torrid love affair

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.

Across languages

Translations

153 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَارِيّ (nāriyy) — of, or relating to fire
  • Belarusian: во́гненны (vóhnjenny) — of, or relating to fire
  • Belarusian: агні́сты (ahnísty) — of, or relating to fire
  • Belarusian: агнявы́ (ahnjavý) — of, or relating to fire
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — of, or relating to fire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火的 (huǒ de) — of, or relating to fire
  • Czech: ohnivý — of, or relating to fire
  • Danish: ild- — of, or relating to fire
  • Dutch: vurig — of, or relating to fire
  • Esperanto: fajra — of, or relating to fire
  • Finnish: tulinen — of, or relating to fire
  • French: ardent — of, or relating to fire
  • Galician: ígneo — of, or relating to fire
  • Georgian: ცეცხლოვანი (cecxlovani) — of, or relating to fire
  • German: feurig — of, or relating to fire
  • German: Feuer- — of, or relating to fire
  • Ancient Greek: πύρινος (púrinos) — of, or relating to fire
  • Hebrew: אֵשִׁי (eshi) — of, or relating to fire
  • Hungarian: tüzes — of, or relating to fire
  • Ingrian: tulekas — of, or relating to fire
  • Italian: ardente — of, or relating to fire
  • Latin: igneus — of, or relating to fire
  • Latin: ignifer — of, or relating to fire
  • Lithuanian: ugningas — of, or relating to fire
  • Macedonian: огнен (ognen) — of, or relating to fire
  • Middle English: fyry — of, or relating to fire
  • Northern Altai: оттыг (ottïg) — of, or relating to fire
  • Polish: ognisty — of, or relating to fire
  • Polish: ogniowy — of, or relating to fire
  • Portuguese: ígneo — of, or relating to fire
  • Romanian: focos — of, or relating to fire
  • Russian: о́гненный (ógnennyj) — of, or relating to fire
  • Russian: огнево́й (ognevój) — of, or relating to fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: огњен — of, or relating to fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: ognjen — of, or relating to fire
  • Slovak: ohnivý — of, or relating to fire
  • Slovene: ognjen — of, or relating to fire
  • Southern Altai: отту (ottu) — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: pírico — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: ígneo — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: vulcanio — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: ignito — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: ignífero — of, or relating to fire
  • Spanish: ardiente — of, or relating to fire
  • Swedish: eldig — of, or relating to fire
  • Turkish: ateşli — of, or relating to fire
  • Ukrainian: вогне́нний (vohnénnyj) — of, or relating to fire
  • Ukrainian: вогне́вий (vohnévyj) — of, or relating to fire
  • Ukrainian: вогньови́й (vohnʹovýj) — of, or relating to fire
  • Ukrainian: вогни́стий (vohnýstyj) — of, or relating to fire
  • Bulgarian: горя́щ (gorjášt) — burning or glowing
  • Bulgarian: пламтя́щ (plamtjášt) — burning or glowing
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — burning or glowing
  • Czech: hořící — burning or glowing
  • Czech: žhnoucí — burning or glowing
  • Danish: brændende — burning or glowing
  • Finnish: tulinen — burning or glowing
  • French: brulant — burning or glowing
  • Galician: ardente — burning or glowing
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (funisks) — burning or glowing
  • Ancient Greek: πύρινος (púrinos) — burning or glowing
  • Italian: incandescente — burning or glowing
  • Italian: bruciante — burning or glowing
  • Latin: igneus — burning or glowing
  • Latin: ignifer — burning or glowing
  • Middle English: fyry — burning or glowing
  • Old English: fȳren — burning or glowing
  • Portuguese: ardente — burning or glowing
  • Romanian: aprins — burning or glowing
  • Romanian: ardent — burning or glowing
  • Romanian: incandescent — burning or glowing
  • Russian: горя́щий (gorjáščij) — burning or glowing
  • Russian: жгу́чий (žgúčij) — burning or glowing
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیزغین (kızgın) — burning or glowing
  • Ottoman Turkish: سوزان (suzan) — burning or glowing
  • Bulgarian: запали́м (zapalím) — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Czech: hořlavý — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Czech: vznětlivý — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Finnish: tulenarka — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Galician: inflamábel — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Italian: infiammabile — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Latin: ignifer — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Portuguese: inflamável — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Russian: воспламеня́ющийся (vosplamenjájuščijsja) — inflammable or easily ignited
  • Bulgarian: огненочерве́н (ognenočervén) — having the colour of fire
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — having the colour of fire
  • Czech: ohnivý — having the colour of fire
  • Finnish: tulinen — having the colour of fire
  • French: flamboyant — having the colour of fire
  • Galician: ígneo — having the colour of fire
  • Italian: infocato — having the colour of fire
  • Middle English: fyry — having the colour of fire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brannrød — having the colour of fire
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brannraud — having the colour of fire
  • Polish: ognisty — having the colour of fire
  • Portuguese: ígneo — having the colour of fire
  • Russian: о́гненный (ógnennyj) — having the colour of fire
  • Swedish: eldfärgad — having the colour of fire
  • Swedish: brandröd — having the colour of fire
  • Bulgarian: горе́щ (goréšt) — hot or inflamed
  • Bulgarian: пла́мнал (plámnal) — hot or inflamed
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — hot or inflamed
  • Czech: žhavý — hot or inflamed
  • Danish: hed — hot or inflamed
  • Finnish: tulinen — hot or inflamed
  • Galician: ardente — hot or inflamed
  • Ancient Greek: πυρώδης (purṓdēs) — hot or inflamed
  • Latin: igneus — hot or inflamed
  • Māori: kakā — hot or inflamed
  • Middle English: fyry — hot or inflamed
  • Russian: горя́чий (gorjáčij) — hot or inflamed
  • Russian: пла́менный (plámennyj) — hot or inflamed
  • Bulgarian: бу́ен (búen) — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Czech: vznětlivý — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Czech: bouřlivý — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Danish: flammende — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Danish: fyrig — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Danish: ilter — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Danish: heftig — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Finnish: tulinen — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • French: enflammé — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Ancient Greek: πυρώδης (purṓdēs) — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Irish: faghartha — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Irish: mear — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Italian: focoso — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Māori: pūkākā — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Māori: taratutū — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Middle English: fyry — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flammende — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fyrig — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrig — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Portuguese: inflamável — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Romanian: focos — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Romanian: pătimaș — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Romanian: înflăcărat — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Russian: бу́йный (bújnyj) — tempestuous or emotionally volatile
  • Bulgarian: пла́менен (plámenen) — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Bulgarian: стра́стен (strásten) — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Bulgarian: о́гнен (ógnen) — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Czech: ohnivý — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Danish: lidenskabelig — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Danish: brændende — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Finnish: palava — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Galician: ardente — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Lithuanian: ugningas — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Middle English: fyry — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ildfull — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fyrig — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrig — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Russian: пла́менный (plámennyj) — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Russian: стра́стный (strástnyj) — spirited or filled with emotion
  • Swedish: eldig — spirited or filled with emotion
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