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 for measuring heat levels, whereas fever refers specifically to a raised body temperature.
You can measure the temperature of various things, like the weather, water, or body, but a fever specifically involves a person's body temperature.
Having a fever implies being unwell, while temperature alone does not indicate health status.
The normal body temperature is about 98.6°F (37°C), but a fever is generally above these levels in humans.
All fevers are temperatures, but not all temperatures are fevers.