fiery

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (“fire”). Equivalent to fire +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪəɹi/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aɪəri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

1. Of or relating to fire.
2. Burning or glowing.
3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
4. Having the colour of fire.
5. Hot or inflamed.
6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.

   a fiery temper

7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

• fiery cross

Translations

of, or relating to fire

• Bulgarian: огнен (bg) (ognen)
• Czech: ohnivý (cs) m
• Dutch: vurig (nl)
• Finnish: tulinen (fi)
• French: ardent (fr) m
• Georgian: ცეცხლოვანი (cecxlovani)
• German: feurig (de)
• Hebrew: אֵשִׁי f (eshi)
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• Italian: ardente (it)
• Latin: igneus (la) m, ignifer (la)
• Lithuanian: ugningas
• Portuguese: ígneo (pt)
• Romanian: de foc
• Russian: о́гненный (ru) (ógnennyj), огнево́й (ru) (ognevój)
• Swedish: eldig (sv)
• Turkish: ateşli (tr)

burning or glowing

• Bulgarian: горящ (bg) (gorjašt), пламтящ (bg) (plamtjašt)
• Finnish: tulinen (fi)
• French: brulant (fr) m
• Italian: incandescente (it), bruciante (it)
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• Latin: igneus (la) m, ignifer (la)
• Portuguese: ardente (pt)
• Romanian: arzând m or n, ardent (ro), ardentă f, incandescent (ro), incandescentă f, aprins (ro) m or n, aprins (ro) f
• Russian: горя́щий (ru) (gorjáščij), жгу́чий (ru) (žgúčij)

inflammable or easily ignited

• Bulgarian: запалим (bg) (zapalim)
• Finnish: tulenarka (fi)
• Italian: infiammabile (it)
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• Latin: ignifer (la)
• Portuguese: inflamável (pt)
• Russian: воспламеня́ющийся (ru) (vosplamenjájuščijsja)

having the colour of fire

• Bulgarian: огненочервен (bg) (ognenočerven)
• Czech: vznětlivý m
• Finnish: tulinen (fi)
• French: flamboyant (fr)
• Italian: infocato
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: brannrød (no)

  Nynorsk: brannraud

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• Polish: ognisty (pl) m
• Portuguese: ígneo (pt)
• Russian: о́гненный (ru) m (ógnennyj)
• Swedish: eldfärgad, brandröd

hot or inflamed

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt), пламнал (bg) (plamnal)
• Finnish: tulinen (fi)
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• Latin: igneus (la) m
• Russian: горя́чий (ru) (gorjáčij), пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj)

tempestuous or emotionally volatile

• Bulgarian: буен (bg) (buen)
• Czech: vznětlivý m
• Finnish: tulinen (fi)
• French: enflammé (fr)
• Irish: faghartha (of person)
• Italian: focoso (it)
• Maori: pūkākā, taratutū
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: flammende, fyrig

  Nynorsk: fyrig

• Portuguese: inflamável (pt)
• Romanian: focos (ro), pătimaș (ro)
• Russian: бу́йный (ru) (bújnyj)

spirited or filled with emotion

• Bulgarian: пламенен (bg) (plamenen), страстен (bg) (strasten)
• Czech: ohnivý (cs) m
• Finnish: palava (fi)
• Lithuanian: ugningas
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ildfull, fyrig

  Nynorsk: fyrig

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• Russian: пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj), стра́стный (ru) (strástnyj)
• Swedish: eldig (sv)

Anagrams

• firey, reify