Inferno

Noun

 * 1) Hell-like place or situation.
 * 2) A large fire

Related terms

 * infernal

Adjectives for Inferno
gasoline; raging; lurid; hot; white.

Thesaurus
Abaddon, Gehenna, Hades, Naraka, Pandemonium, Sheol, Tophet, Torrid Zone, abyss, avichi, blazes, conflagration, equator, furnace, hades, hell, holocaust, infernal regions, jahannan, limbo, lower world, nether world, netherworld, oven, perdition, pit, place of torment, purgatory, shades below, steam bath, subtropics, the abyss, the bottomless pit, the grave, the pit, tropics, underworld

Etymology
From inferno: <  infernus:, inferna:; see infernal:.

The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire,

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, ,


 * Japanese:


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, liekkimeri


 * Japanese: 業火, 猛火



Anagrams

 * nonfire

Noun

 * 1) hell
 * 2) inferno

Etymology
Latin infernum or infernus, meaning "hell", "underworld" (lit. beneath).

Pronunciation
infèrno, /inˈfɛrno/

Related terms

 * infernale

Anagrams

 * frenino
 * nefroni

Noun

 * 1) hell (where sinners go)

Etymology
Latin infernum or infernus, meaning "hell", "underworld" (lit. beneath).

Pronunciation

 * IPA: /ĩˈfɛɾnʊ/ (Brazil)

Related terms

 * infernal
 * inferninho

Noun

 * 1) an inferno; an extremely dangerous, chaotic and generally overwhelming situation.

Related terms

 * infernalisk