inferno
[ in-fur-noh; for 3 also Italian een-fer-naw ]
/ ɪnˈfɜr noʊ; for 3 also Italian inˈfɛr nɔ /
noun, plural in·fer·nos.
hell; the infernal regions.
a place or region that resembles hell: The ironworks was an inferno of molten steel and half-naked bodies.
(initial capital letter, italics) the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting hell and the suffering of the damned.Compare paradise (def. 7), purgatory (def. 2).
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British Dictionary definitions for inferno
inferno
/ (ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ) /
noun plural -nos
the inferno (sometimes capital) hell; the infernal region
any place or state resembling hell, esp a conflagration
Word Origin for inferno
C19: from Italian, from Late Latin infernus hell
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Cultural definitions for inferno
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By extension, an “inferno” is a hot and terrible place or condition.
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