inferno

in·fer·no

noun \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>

Examples of INFERNO

1. By the time help arrived, the fire had grown to a raging inferno.
2. <the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters>

Origin of INFERNO

Italian, hell, from Late Latin infernus

First Known Use: 1834

Related to INFERNO

Synonyms

conflagration, holocaust, fire

Related Words

blaze, flare-up; backfire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, forest fire, wildfire; arson