FEVERISHNESS

fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness

(noun) a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

feverishness (uncountable)

The quality of being feverish

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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