fiery

Questions about fiery

What does fiery mean?

fiery means "characterized by intense emotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fiery?

fiery has 3 syllables: fi-e-ry. The stress falls on "fi". In IPA it is /ˈfaɪɚi/.

What is another word for fiery?

Close synonyms include ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid. 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 fiery a common word?

fiery is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.