embers

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noun

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ember
nounembers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

    Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us / To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side

    1994, Polly Samson, David Gilmour, “High Hopes”, in The Division Bell, performed by Pink Floyd

Translations

Bulgarian жарава
  • жарава (žarava)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Catalan brasa, brases
  • brasathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • brasesthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • caliuthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Chinese Mandarin 餘燼 /余烬, 燼 /烬
  • 餘燼 /余烬 (yújìn)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • 燼 /烬 (jìn)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Czech žhavé uhlíky
  • žhavé uhlíkythe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Danish glød
  • glødthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Dutch sintels
  • sintelsthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Finnish hiillos
  • hiillosthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
French braise
  • braisethe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
German Glut, schwelende Asche
  • Glutthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • schwelende Aschethe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Schwelbrandthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Greek χόβολη
  • χόβολη (chóvoli)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Hebrew גחלת, אפר
  • גחלתthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • אפרthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Hindi शोले
  • शोले (śole)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Hungarian parázs, zsarátnok
  • parázsthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • zsarátnokthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Icelandic ljóma
  • ljómathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Indonesian bara
  • barathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Irish gríos, gríosach
  • gríosthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • gríosachthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Italian braci, splendore
  • bracithe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • splendorethe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • favillathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Japanese 残り火, 余韻
  • 残り火 (nokoribi)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • 余韻 (yoin)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • 余燼 (yojin)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Latin favilla
  • favillathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Norwegian glør
  • glørthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Norwegian Bokmål glør
  • glørthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Persian خدره
  • خدره (xadre)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Polish rozżarzone węgielki
  • rozżarzone węgielkithe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Portuguese brasas, borralho
  • brasasthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • borralhothe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • borralhathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Romanian tăciune
  • tăciunethe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Russian у́гли, угольки́
  • у́гли (úgli)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • угольки́ (ugolʹkí)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • зола́ (zolá)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • горя́чая зола́ (gorjáčaja zolá)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • тле́ющая зола́ (tléjuščaja zolá)the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Slovak pahreba
  • pahrebathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Spanish brasas, ascuas
  • brasasthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • ascuasthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Swedish glöd, askmörja
  • glödthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • askmörjathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • falaskathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • braxathe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Turkish köz
  • közthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Welsh marwor
  • marworthe smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
Cite this entry
APA

embers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embers

MLA

“embers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embers.

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