adj · 5 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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Pronunciation
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/ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The stone had an igneous appearance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
Examples
Granite and basalt are igneous rocks.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
produced by the action of fire or intense heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
rocks formed by igneous agents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eruptive
Antonyms: aqueous
4
adjective
Meaning 4
produced under conditions involving intense heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
pyrogenic strata
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pyrogenic, pyrogenous
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
like or suggestive of fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fiery desert wind
an igneous desert atmosphere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fiery
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin igneus (“fiery”). By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -eous.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
igni
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Chinese Mandarin:
火成的
(huǒchéng de)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Czech:
ohnivý
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Czech:
žhavý
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Czech:
žhnoucí
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Finnish:
tulinen
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Finnish:
tuli-
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
French:
igné
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Greek:
πυριγενής
(pyrigenís)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Hindi:
आग्नेय
(āgney)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Hungarian:
tüzes
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Irish:
adhantach
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Italian:
igneo
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Portuguese:
ígneo
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Punjabi:
ਆਤਸ਼ੀ
(ātaśī)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Russian:
о́гненный
(ógnennyj)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Russian:
огнево́й
(ognevój)
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Sicilian:
ìgniu
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Spanish:
ígneo
— pertaining to, having the nature of fire
Catalan:
igni
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Chinese Mandarin:
火成的
(huǒchéng de)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Finnish:
tuliperäinen
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
French:
igné
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
French:
magmatique
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
German:
eruptiv
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
German:
vulkanisch
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Greek:
πύρινος
(pýrinos)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Hindi:
आग्नेय
(āgney)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Hungarian:
vulkáni
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Irish:
bruthach
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Italian:
igneo
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Portuguese:
ígneo
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Punjabi:
ਆਤਸ਼ੀ
(ātaśī)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Russian:
пироге́нный
(pirogénnyj)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Russian:
вулкани́ческого происхожде́ния
(vulkaníčeskovo proisxoždénija)
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Sicilian:
ìgniu
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
Spanish:
ígneo
— resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat
