On fire; burning brightly; also used metaphorically to mean intensely passionate or emotionally excited.
From prefix 'a-' (meaning in a state of) combined with 'flame' (from Old English 'flægme' and Latin 'flamma'). Formed as an English adjective to describe the state of being on fire.
Shakespeare loved using 'aflame' metaphorically to describe burning passion and desire—the word captures how humans have always compared the hottest emotions to actual fire, creating poetry from physical experience.
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