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 that signifies how hot or cold something is.
Fever specifically refers to a rise in body temperature as a response to illness or infection.
Temperature can apply to any object or environment, while fever is exclusively related to living organisms.
A normal room can have a temperature, but it cannot have a fever.
Humans and animals can develop fevers, whereas inanimate objects cannot.