English Explanatory Dictionary

infernal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
  2. Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
  3. Stygian, gloomy.
  4. Diabolical or fiendish.
  5. Very annoying; damned.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of the infernal regions, a demon.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infernal.wav /ɪnˈfɝnəl/

Word forms

infernal more infernal most infernal infernall infernals

Etymology

From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno + -al.

Synonyms

Acherontic infernal Hadean hellish helly Plutonic Plutonian stygian subtartarean Tartarean fiery cimmerian dusky tenebrous blear caliginous crepuscular dark darksome darkling dim dimpsy dingy dull fuliginous gloomy leaden lightless mirksome murky murksome obscure shady somber sombrous sunless swarthy tenebrose twilightish umbrageous unilluminated blessed bloody 4ucking accursed bally blasted bleeding bleeping blimming blinking blooming confounded consarned cotton-picking cowson cursed dadburn dadgum dagnabbed

Antonyms

celestial heavenlike heavenly

Related words

inferno diabolical hellborn purgatorial godforsaken sinful sinny

Derived words

infernal device infernalism infernalist infernality infernally infernal machine infernal stone
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