old flame

Speech parts

1. old flame - Noun

2. old flame - Phrase

Meaning

old flame (plural old flames)

(idiomatic) A previous girlfriend or boyfriend; a former romantic partner, especially one for whom one still has romantic feelings.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

ex ex-wife ex-husband

Antonyms

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Examples

I feel once more the scars of the old flame. Virgil

My books are inert as cordwood till a reader's imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life. David James Duncan

Words in the phrase

old flame

Close letter words and terms

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