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inferno Definition

in·ferno (in fʉr)

noun pl. -·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

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.