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ablaze

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a·blaze  (-blz)
adj.
1. Being on fire: The house is ablaze.
2. Radiant with bright color: a maple tree ablaze in autumn.
3. Fervent or excited.

a·blaze adv.

ablaze
Adjective
1. on fire
2. brightly illuminated: the sky was ablaze with the stars shining bright
3. emotionally aroused: his eyes were ablaze with anger
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ablazeablaze - keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
2.ablazeablaze - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"
3.ablaze - resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"
colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
4.ablazeablaze - lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"
light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"

ablaze
Translations
Spanish ablaze [əˈbleɪz] adjen llamas, ardiendo
French ablaze [əˈbleɪz] adjen feu, en flammes;
ablaze with light → resplendissant de lumière

German ablaze [əˈbleɪz] adjin Flammen;
ablaze with light → hell erleuchtet

Italian ablaze [əˈbleɪz] adjin fiamme;
ablaze with light → risplendente di luce

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Why, one branch of hawthorn against the sky promises more than all the summers of time can pay, and a pond ablaze with yellow lilies awakens such answering splendours and enchantments in mortal bosoms,--blazons, it would seem, so august a message from the hidden heart of the world,--that ever afterwards, for one who has looked upon it, the most fortunate human existence must seem a disappointment.
Last Christmas Eve and all Christmas Day Jurgis had toiled on the killing beds, and Ona at wrapping hams, and still they had found strength enough to take the children for a walk upon the avenue, to see the store windows all decorated with Christmas trees and ablaze with electric lights.
I was right, as appeared later; but in the meantime, the house being stifling hot and the little patch of sand inside the palisade ablaze with midday sun, I began to get another thought into my head, which was not by any means so right.
 
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