Word.ws English Dictionary

counterflames

counterflames is the plural of counterflame.

Meaning of counterflame

Noun

counterflame (plural counterflames)

  1. (Internet) A flame (aggressive message) posted in response to another flame.
    • The initial reply by G.S., using a curious combination of concessions and refusal to debate specifics, managed to work up to a level of derogation that could reasonably be termed a counterflame: […]1997, David Porter, Internet Culture

Questions about counterflames

What is counterflames the plural of?
Counterflames is the plural of counterflame.

Words near counterflames in the dictionary

  1. counterfiring
  2. counterfissure
  3. counterfissures
  4. counterfit
  5. counterflame
  6. counterflames
  7. counterflashing
  8. counterfleury
  9. counterflood
  10. counterflooded
  11. counterflooding

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: counterflames (page history and authors); counterflame (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “counterflames.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/counterflames. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.