wildfire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wilde fyr, wilde fire, wylde fyre, from Old English wilde fȳr. By surface analysis, wild + fire.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
- (countable, historical, uncountable) Greek fire.
- (countable, uncountable) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.
So, it appears a revolution has happened and a very unexpected one. Of course it was only a matter of time before it happened. With WiFi connectivity spreading faster than wildfire and a laptop or tablet in one’s bag, what’s the point of a mobile nowadays?
2015 January 18, Monty Munford, “What’s the point of carrying a mobile phone nowadays?”, in The Daily Telegraph:“It was my own personal watch and I wanted to change the face,” she said in an interview during a recent business trip to New York. “I started wearing it, and it was wildfire — everybody wanted one.”
2022 December 9, Rachel Felder, “These Timex Dials Were Designed With a Jeweler’s Eye”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wildfires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
wildfire-fighter · spread like wildfire
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Synonyms
Translations (55)
mr वणवा (rapidly spreading fire) · fi kulovalkea (rapidly spreading fire) · cy tân gwyllt (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) · pt incêndio florestal (rapidly spreading fire) · cmn 森林火災 /森林火灾 (rapidly spreading fire) · ar حَرِيق هَائِل (rapidly spreading fire) · de Lauffeuer (rapidly spreading fire) · hu futótűz (rapidly spreading fire) · ja 森林火災 (rapidly spreading fire) · ja 山火事 (rapidly spreading fire) · pa ਜੰਗਲੀ ਅੱਗ (rapidly spreading fire) · fr FdF (rapidly spreading fire) · bg горски пожар (rapidly spreading fire) · fr feu de forêt (rapidly spreading fire) · cy tanau gwyllt (rapidly spreading fire) · ru пожа́р (rapidly spreading fire) · es incendio forestal (rapidly spreading fire) · gl incendio forestal (rapidly spreading fire) · fi maastopalo (rapidly spreading fire) · ta காட்டுத்தீ (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) · de Waldbrand (rapidly spreading fire) · fi kulovalkea (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) · ro incendiu de pădure (rapidly spreading fire) · cmn 林火 (rapidly spreading fire) · fr incendie de forêt (rapidly spreading fire) · ru лесно́й пожа́р (rapidly spreading fire) · pl potówki głębokie (spreading disease of the skin) · tet inséndiu (rapidly spreading fire) · ang wilde fȳr (rapidly spreading fire) · bn দাবানল (rapidly spreading fire) · cy clefyd tân gwyllt (spreading disease of the skin) · ml കാട്ടുതീ (rapidly spreading fire) · te దావాగ్ని (rapidly spreading fire) · ta காட்டுத்தீ (rapidly spreading fire) · cmn 野火 (rapidly spreading fire) · ja 山林火災 (rapidly spreading fire) · es fuego incontrolado (rapidly spreading fire) · vi chất cháy (rapidly spreading fire) · fa آتشسوزی (rapidly spreading fire) · cmn 森林大火 (rapidly spreading fire) · pl ogień (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) · enm wilde fyr (rapidly spreading fire) · ca incendi forestal (rapidly spreading fire) · chr ᏕᎦᎵᎬ (rapidly spreading fire) · it incendio boschivo (rapidly spreading fire) · cmn 山火 (rapidly spreading fire) · es incendio salvaje (rapidly spreading fire) · fi ruusu (spreading disease of the skin) · sv löpeld (rapidly spreading fire) · ka ტყის ხანძარი (rapidly spreading fire) · ba үрт (rapidly spreading fire) · eo arbara incendio (rapidly spreading fire) · pl niekontrolowany ogień (rapidly spreading fire) · ko 산불 (rapidly spreading fire) · enm wilde fyr (spreading disease of the skin)