English Explanatory Dictionary

tinder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
verb
  1. To set fire to; torch.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. An online dating and geosocial networking application, launched in 2012, in which users "swipe right" to like or "swipe left" to dislike other users' profiles.
verb
  1. To use the dating application Tinder.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪn.dəː/ [ˈtʰɪn.dəː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tinder.wav /ˈtɪn.dɚ/ [ˈtʰɪ̟n.dɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɪ̟n.dɹ̩] /tɪndəː/ [tʰɪndəː] /tɪndɚ/ [tʰɪndɚ] ~ [tʰɪndɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Tinder.wav

Word forms

tinder tinders tindering tindered

Etymology

From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.

Related words

teend cinder

Derived words

German tinder tinderbox tinder fungus PixTinder Tinderella Tinderer Tinderite
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