inferno Definition
in·ferno (in fʉr′nō)
noun pl. -·nos
- hell or any place suggesting hell, usually characterized by great heat or flames
- that section of Dante's Divine Comedy which describes hell and the sufferings of the damned
Etymology: It < L infernus: see infernal
inferno Usage Examples
Preposition: of
violence: From August 26-28, 1883 the island of Krakatoa in the Dutch Indies was an inferno of violence.
Converse of object
- blaze: With a choking hissing cry his head was engulfed in the blazing inferno.
- rage: Within minutes the structure was engulfed in a raging inferno.
- escape: Hotels and holiday complexes, vital to the TRNC's economy, escaped the inferno virtually intact.
- become: In 20 minutes of intense bombing, the city became an inferno.
- create: The burning straw bales, however, were caught by a freak gust of wind and created an inferno of intense heat.
- start: But there was only scorn and hatred for unknown arsonists who, many believe, may have started the devastating inferno.
Adjective modifier
- towering: Some defenders of the official story have claimed that the fires were indeed very big, turning the buildings into " towering infernos.
- flaming: Burning is done in the fire room, the high pressure draft sucks pages into the flaming inferno faster than you can count.
- hellish: The remainder of the movie then unfolds backward a'la SCHRAMM or MEMENTO, retracing the events that led to this hellish inferno of violence.
- fiery: I could say that it crashed in a fiery inferno of head-on collision, but it wouldn't be true.
- veritable: A veritable inferno of thunderous bass and insanely fast drumming, this song guarantees a dramatic and mind-blowing entrance for the band.
- own: Her remains were discovered on the first floor of the four-storey landmark building which had caught fire and become Whitehavenâs own towering inferno.
Noun used with modifier
- disco: Disco Inferno are a 6 to 9 piece ( depending on whether a funky brass section is required ) professional party band.
- roaring: Before the last of the crew left, they lifted the hatches and the ship immediately burst into a roaring inferno.
Browse dictionary entries near inferno
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