English Explanatory Dictionary

ague

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acute fever.
  2. An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
  3. The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.
  4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
  5. Malaria.
verb
  1. To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

Pronunciation

āʹgyo͞o /ˈeɪ.ɡju/ en-us-ague.ogg

Word forms

ague agues aguing agued

Etymology

From Middle English agu, ague, borrowed from Middle French (fievre) aguë, “acute (fever)” (Modern French fièvre aiguë), from Late Latin (febris) acuta (“acute fever”), from Latin acūtus (“sharp, acute”) + febris (“fever”). Doublet of acute.

Related words

acute fainaigue

Derived words

ague cake aguelike agueproof ague tree agueweed aguey aguish buck ague Covent Garden ague duck ague dumb ague face ague fever and ague
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