| ADJECTIVE | all | fiery, ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid | characterized by intense emotion |
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| all | fiery, igneous | like or suggestive of fire | |
| all | fiery, flaming | very intense |
| Sounds | fay'eriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by intense emotion. | |
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| Example | "fiery oratory" | |
| Synonyms | ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid | |
| Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
| Spanish | acalorado, apasionado, ardiente, ferviente | |
| Catalan | apassionat, ardent, fervent | |
| Nouns | fieriness | a passionate and quick-tempered nature |
| fire | feelings of great warmth and intensity | |
| Adverbs | fierily | with passionate fervor |
| Meaning | like or suggestive of fire. | |
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| Example | "a fiery desert wind" | |
| Synonym | igneous | |
| Broader | hot | Used of physical heat / heat |
| Spanish | ígneo | |
| Nouns | fieriness | the heat or the color of fire |
| fire | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | |
| Meaning | Very intense. | |
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| Example | "a fiery temper" | |
| Synonym | flaming | |
| Broader | hot | Extended meanings |
| Nouns | fieriness | a passionate and quick-tempered nature |
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