Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feverishness

/ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fever-ish-ness
IPA: /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being feverish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One of the party was suffering severely from ophthalmia - he had been seized with it some days before; the pain was so great that he could get no sleep, and when my father met him he was delirious from want of rest and feverishness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English feverish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English feverishness From feverish + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fever febrility febricity pyrexia

Questions

How do you pronounce feverishness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/.
What does feverishness mean?: The quality of being feverish.
Where does feverishness come from?: Etymology tree English feverish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English feverishness From feverish + -ness.

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