fever

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
2. (countable, in-compounds, uncountable, usually) Any of various diseases.
3. (countable, uncountable) A state of excitement or anxiety.
4. (countable, neologism, uncountable) A group of stingrays.
5. (countable, derogatory, in-compounds, often, slang, uncountable) Sexual attraction towards a specific group of people.

Verb

1. To put into a fever; to affect with fever.
2. To become fevered.

Synonyms

heat

pyrexia

ague

temperature

🌡️

malaria

cold

🥶

chill

febrility

feverishness

febricity

flu

hot

🥵

have fever

delirium

rush

shivering

common cold

pain

burning

thermo

turn on

warm

☀️

warmth

have a fever

shivering caused by fever

febrile disease

febris

influenza

great heat

10

exhausted with pain

generate heat

after-effects of fever

a cold

fever and chills

agitate

catch cold

combustion

devil

dither

excite

feverish

fire

🔥

gangrene

high temperature

holocaust

itch

rigor

row

shivering fit

Translations

fièvre

🤒

fiebre

🤒

Fieber

🤒

febbre

🤒

febre

🤒

koorts

🤒

febre

🤒

πυρετός

febris

🤒

calentura

🤒

ta

حمى

tagerm

verhoging

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiːvə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fever

Inherited from Old English: fefer

Cognate with Old English: hriþ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Fiewer

Cognate with German: Fieber

Cognate with Danish: feber

Cognate with Swedish: feber

In summary

From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Replaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.