fever

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

fever

/ˈfiːvə/ UK
/ˈfivɚ/ US

Rhymes with -iːvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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”). Displaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.

noun fevers · feaver · fevre

countable, uncountable A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease. There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.
Similar: high temperature, pyrexia, temperature
countable, in compounds, uncountable, usually, with one or more preceding words Any of various diseases. scarlet fever
countable, uncountable A state of excitement or anxiety. an envious fever
Similar: excitation, excitement, passion
collective, countable, neologism A group of stingrays. On the way back to the mainland the boat passed over a fever of stingrays, and the sight of them through the glass was enough to colour everything else, and outstrip it.
countable, derogatory, in compounds, often, slang, uncountable Sexual attraction towards a specific group of people. Asian fever

verb fevers · fevering · fevered · feaver · fevre

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: feverishness, febricity, pyrexia, febrile, ague, pest, disease, pestilence, boil, plague, pox, fmd, syndrome, dengue, bluetongue, pill

Translations

Every language

noun state of excitement (of a person or people)

中文	狂熱 /狂热 kuángrè, 熱 /热 rè
Kiswahili	homa
Ελληνικά	πυρετός pyretós
Русский	жар žar, лихора́дка lixorádka, горя́чка gorjáčka
العربية	حَرَارَة ḥarāra

noun higher than normal body temperature

Español	fiebre, calentura
한국어	열 yeol, 열병 yeolbyeong, 발열 baryeol
日本語	熱 netsu, 発熱 hatsunetsu
中文	發熱 /发热 fārè, 發燒 /发烧 fāshāo, 熱病 /热病 rèbìng
हिन्दी	बुख़ार buxār, ज्वर jvar
Kiswahili	homa, harara
Português	febre
Français	fièvre
Deutsch	Fieber, Temperaturerhöhung
Italiano	febbre
Ελληνικά	πυρετός pyretós
Română	temperatură, febră
Русский	температу́ра temperatúra, лихора́дка lixorádka, горя́чка gorjáčka, жар žar
Tiếng Việt	sốt
العربية	حُمَّة ḥumma, حُمَّى ḥummā
עברית	קַדַּחַת kadákhat

noun usually in combination: any of various diseases

中文	熱病 /热病 rèbìng, 病 bìng
Kiswahili	homa
Ελληνικά	πυρετός pyretós
Русский	лихора́дка lixorádka, горя́чка gorjáčka
עברית	קַדַּחַת kadákhat

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fever. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fever. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fever

Chicago

"fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fever.

BibTeX

@misc{fever_2026,
  title = {fever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}