inferno
/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.30 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A place or situation resembling Hell.
noun
A large fire; a conflagration.
Example Sentences
- "At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater]."
- "When Jurgis had first inspected the packing plants with Szedvilas, he […] found that each one of these lesser industries was a separate little inferno, in its way as horrible as the killing beds, the source and fountain of them all[, and t]he workers in each of them had their own peculiar diseases."
- "The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path."
- "Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities."
- "Unfortunately for Admiral Kurita, this is where the good news ends. The fire started by New Jerseys hit amidships has spread, and there is now a towering inferno' that occupies the middle third of the Japanese battleship."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: inferno, infernus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/