Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold fever

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: gold fever
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An excessive craving for profit.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He caught a real bad case of the gold fever that was going around at the time."
"That was during the gold fever, when strangers descended on the town and all the shovels were plum sold out at the general store."
"It appears that a compositor had been engaged for the Northern Territory Times, and for a considerable time the editor seems to have led a comparatively unruffled existence; till in an evil hour the compositor was smitten with gold fever, and struck work."
"Johns worked with the gold-fever in his veins and urged the camels on."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gold fevers (plural) gold-fever (alternative)

Phrases

gold bug gold mine

Frequently Paired Words

gold bug gold mine goldminer

Synonyms

gold colic gold hunger gold mania gold rush gold thirst yellow fever

Questions

What does gold fever mean?: A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.

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