ember

ˈɛm.bər

Definition

Definition of ember - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

firesmall glowing piece of coal or wood

The campfire was down to its last ember.

ash

cinder

emotion

Rare

fading remains of a past emotion

Rare

The embers of their love still warmed her heart.

remnant

residue

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small glowing piece of coal or wood

Origin of ember

Old English, æmerge (ember)

Terms with ember included in their meaning

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cinder

ember

small piece of burning or burnt coal or wood

Ember week

religious calendar

week in which Ember Days occur

Examples of ember in a sentence

He watched the ember glow softly in the dark.
The ember of hope flickered in his eyes.
An ember of anger smoldered within her.

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French:braise, braises, ...
German:Glut, Restwärme, ...
Italian:brace, resti, ...
Spanish:brasa, brasas, ...
Portuguese:brasa, brasas, ...
Chinese:余烬, 余温, ...
Japanese:燃えさし, 余韻, ...
Arabic:جَمْرَة, بَقَايَا المَشَاعِر, ...
Hebrew:גֶּחָל, גַּחֶלֶת, ...
Russian:уголёк, искра, ...
Ukrainian:жаринка, жаринки, ...
Hindi:अंगारा, चिंगारी, ...
Bengali:অঙ্গার, অবশিষ্ট আবেগ, ...
Catalan:brasa, resta, ...
Czech:řeřavý uhlík, jiskra, ...
Danish:glød, gnist, ...
Dutch:gloeiende kool, gloeiende resten, ...
Greek:χόβολη, θράκα, ...
Hungarian:parázs, emberparázs, ...
Khmer:ធ្យូងភ្លើង, សំណល់នៃអារម្មណ៍ពីអតីតកាលដែលកំពុងរសាត់ទៅ, ...
Korean:불씨, 잔재, ...
Persian:اخگر, خاطرات, ...
Polish:żar, ...
Portuguese (BR):brasa, lembranças, ...
Romanian:jar, scânteie, ...
Swedish:glöd, gnista, ...
Thai:ถ่านคุ, ความรู้สึกที่เหลืออยู่, ...
Turkish:kor, duygu kalıntısı, ...
Vietnamese:than hồng, tàn dư, ...

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