Fever-Temperature | Commonly Confused Words

Fever

/ˈfiːvə/

A temporary increase in body temperature, typically caused by an illness or infection

A fever is a normal response of an immune system to a virus.His special interest was in the nature of fevers."It is scarlet fever," he said.

/ˈtemprətʃə/

A measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is

Babies always ran temperatures."It is getting hot!" The temperature was high.The temperature, I should think, was about a hundred and twenty-seven.

This word has no antonyms

Temperature is a general term used to describe how hot or cold something is, including the weather or an object.
Fever specifically refers to a temporary increase in body temperature, often due to an illness.
You can have a low or high temperature, but a fever always implies a higher than normal body temperature.
Every living being and object has a temperature, while fever is specifically related to living organisms, especially humans and animals.
Remember that fever is usually a medical condition, whereas temperature is a neutral term.