afire

Questions about afire

What does afire mean?

afire means "lighted up by or as by fire or flame".

How many syllables are in afire?

afire has 2 syllables: a-fire. The stress falls on "fire". In IPA it is /əˈfaɪɹ/.

What is another word for afire?

Close synonyms include ablaze, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is afire a common word?

afire is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with afire?

2 words rhyme with afire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.