Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Set on fire; ignited; lit: Describes something that has been caused to start burning.
   • Aroused or stirred up (emotions, passions): Describes feelings or passions that have been awakened or inflamed, often in a figurative sense.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The enkindled logs crackled warmly in the fireplace. (The logs that were set on fire crackled warmly.)
  • Her speech enkindled a sense of hope in the audience. (Her speech aroused a sense of hope.)
  • He stared at the enkindled candle, lost in thought. (He stared at the lit candle.)

Advanced Usage

• "enkindled spirit": Aroused or inflamed enthusiasm or courage.
  • The team's victory enkindled a spirit of unity throughout the town.
• "newly enkindled": Recently ignited or recently aroused.
  • Their newly enkindled romance was the talk of their friends.

Variants and Related Words

• Kindle (verb): To start a fire; to arouse or inspire (an emotion, interest).
  • The teacher's story kindled a love for history in her students.
• Kindled (adjective): A simpler, more common synonym for 'enkindled'.
  • The kindled fire provided light and warmth.

Synonyms

• Ignited: Set on fire.
• Lit: Provided with light or set burning.
• Inflamed: Aroused to a high degree of passion; also, physically set on fire (less common).
• Aroused: Stirred into action or being.

Related Phrases

• To enkindle hope/hatred/passion: To arouse or inspire these feelings.
  • The leader's words served to enkindle passion for the cause.

Related Idioms

• To add fuel to the enkindled flames: To make an already intense situation (like an argument or conflict) worse.
  • His criticism only added fuel to the enkindled flames of their disagreement.

Adjective

1. set afire
   • the ignited paper
   • a kindled fire