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- [kal-uh n-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kal-uh n-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
Definitions of calenture word
- noun calenture a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke 3
- noun calenture any fever caused, as in the tropics, by exposure to great heat 3
- noun calenture Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics. 1
- noun calenture Feverish delirium supposedly caused by the heat in the tropics. 1
- noun calenture A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics. 0
- noun calenture A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them. 0
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Origin of calenture
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; earlier calentura < Spanish: fever, equivalent to calent(ar) to heat (< Latin calent-, stem of calēns, present participle of calēre to be hot) + -ura -ure
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Parts of speech for Calenture
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calenture popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
calenture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calenture
noun calenture
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
- eagerness — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
Antonyms for calenture
noun calenture
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
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