First Known Use: 1834
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inferno
inferno
noun in·fer·no \in-ˈfər-(ˌ)nō\
: a very large and dangerous fire
plural in·fer·nos
Full Definition of INFERNO
: a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell <the inferno of war>; also : an intense fire : conflagration <a raging inferno>
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Examples of INFERNO
- By the time help arrived, the fire had grown to a raging inferno.
- <the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters>
Origin of INFERNO
Italian, hell, from Late Latin infernus
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- Synonyms
- conflagration, holocaust, fire
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