kindle
/ˈkɪn.dəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.81 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "If a person kindle a fire in the house of another person, let him pay for the house to the owner, if it be burned."
- "And then it was that I first perceived the danger in which I stood; for there was no hope of kindling a light, and I doubted now whether even in the light I could ever have done much to dislodge the great slab of slate."
- "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame."
- "He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers."
- "A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: […]"
- "Let the young perish in their hour of promise—how much will they be spared!—passion, that kindles but to consume the heart, and leaves either vacancy or regret, a ruin or a desert;..."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: kyndelen, kynda, *kundijaną, kyndel