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- [in-fur-noh; for 3 also Italian een-fer-naw]
- /ɪnˈfɜr noʊ; for 3 also Italian inˈfɛr nɔ/
- /ɪnˈfɜː.nəʊ/
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- [in-fur-noh; for 3 also Italian een-fer-naw]
- /ɪnˈfɜr noʊ; for 3 also Italian inˈfɛr nɔ/
Definitions of inferno word
- noun plural inferno hell; the infernal regions. 1
- noun plural inferno a place or region that resembles hell: The ironworks was an inferno of molten steel and half-naked bodies. 1
- noun plural inferno (initial capital letter, italics) the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting hell and the suffering of the damned. Compare paradise (def 7), purgatory (def 2). 1
- noun inferno A large fire that is dangerously out of control. 1
- noun inferno hell 1
- noun inferno hot place 1
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Origin of inferno
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Italian < Late Latin infernus hell, noun use of Latin infernus; see infernal
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Parts of speech for Inferno
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inferno popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
inferno usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inferno
noun inferno
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- hellfire — the fire of hell.
- underworld — the criminal element of human society.
- bottomless pit — If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out.
- blazes — (intensifier)
Antonyms for inferno
noun inferno
- heaven — the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
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