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Ablaze

//əˈbleɪz// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.

    "1791, The Bee, Volume 4, Short Chronicle of Events, 27 July, 1791, p. v, On entering the walls which surround the house, then all ablaze, a most dreadful conflict took place […]"

  2. 2
    Radiant with bright light and color.

    "The Heav’ns are all a-blaze, the face of night Is cover’d with a sanguine dreadful light:"

  3. 3
    In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.

    "c. 1680, uncredited translator, An Essay upon the Action of an Orator by Michel Le Faucheur, London: Nicholas Cox, pp. 184-185, And this Fire of your Eyes easily strikes those of your Auditors, who have theirs constantly fixt upon yours; and it must needs set them a-blaze too upon the same Resentment and Passion."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lighted with red light as if with flames wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling flame in brilliance or color wordnet
  3. 3
    lighted up by or as by fire or flame wordnet
  4. 4
    keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    On fire; in a blaze.

    "[…] with the spontaneous combustion the house smouldered ablaze."

  2. 2
    Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.
  3. 3
    In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”).

Etymology 2

From a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”).

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