Kilo Lingo

/fleɪm/

Line drawing of flame
Coloured illustration of flame
#2178 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

The bright, hot, moving light that you see in a fire.

Word origin

From Old French flamme, from Latin flamma, meaning a blaze of fire.

Origin
Old French
Root
flamma

Grammar

Gender
Pluralflames

Examples

burned .

"Flame" is the bright, hot light of a fire.

.

"Flames" is the plural, meaning more than one flame.

lit .

Here "flame" is the little fire on the match.

Where this fits

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

English · Free printables

flame: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the English word "flame" (The bright, hot, moving light that you see in a fire.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 44.