wildfire

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wildfire

/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English wilde fyr, wilde fire, wylde fyre, from Old English wilde fȳr. By surface analysis, wild + fire.

noun wildfires

countable, uncountable A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
Similar: forest fire
countable, historical, uncountable Greek fire.
countable, uncountable A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
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?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fire, conflagration, flame, arson, blaze, lamp, gunpowder, burning, powder, keg, forest, inferno, fires, flames, bushfire, spot fire

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noun rapidly spreading fire

Español	incendio forestal, fuego incontrolado, incendio salvaje
한국어	산불 sanbul
日本語	山火事 yama kaji, 山林火災 sanrin kasai, 森林火災 shinrinkasai
中文	山火 shānhuǒ, 野火 yěhuǒ, 林火 línhuǒ, 森林大火 sēnlín dàhuǒ, 森林火災 /森林火灾 sēnlín huǒzāi
Português	incêndio florestal
Français	feu de forêt, FdF, incendie de forêt
Deutsch	Lauffeuer, Waldbrand
Italiano	incendio boschivo
Română	incendiu de pădure
Русский	пожа́р požár, лесно́й пожа́р lesnój požár
Tiếng Việt	chất cháy
العربية	حَرِيق هَائِل ḥarīq hāʔil

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@misc{wildfire_2026,
  title = {wildfire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wildfire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}