inferno Hear it!

inferno definition

in·ferno (in fʉr)

noun pl. infernos -·nos

  1. hell or any place suggesting hell, usually characterized by great heat or flames
  2. that section of Dante's Divine Comedy which describes hell and the sufferings of the damned

Etymology: It < L infernus: see infernal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments (1) Add Your Comment

Slangish way of saying inferno, more like, a different perspective of the way you look at this word and it's meaning behind it.
Inferno (expression: Disco Inferno!) can be defined as almost a positve, rather opposite charachteristic of a feeling from the word that you would in hell. I am referring to more of hell is "underground" or "brought up from below" as they say"hellraising". Inferno could be a positive compared to as the urban word "Rave" for today as a noun; something that is celebrated or have fun at but is also sindistic coming with the territory, but not always because note everyone who who enjoys dancing to disco , as an example, will be sinful. Alot of people when discos first came out, were against the music and what it brought out in the youth and their behaviror, just like w/ rock-n-roll, etc. Well, that's my opinion, take it or leave it as they say.

Posted by Mysteree-E 12 days ago.

Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.