English adjective: aflare | |||
1. | aflare streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air | ||
Samples | Ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her. Flags aflare in the breeze. | ||
Synonyms | flaring | ||
Similar | moving | ||
Antonyms | nonmoving, unmoving | ||
2. | aflare lighted up by or as by fire or flame | ||
Samples | Forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning. Even the car's tires were aflame. A night aflare with fireworks. Candles alight on the tables. Houses on fire. | ||
Synonyms | ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, on fire | ||
Similar | lighted, lit | ||
Antonyms | unlighted, unlit | ||