hay fever
hay fever noun: an allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
Noun
hay fever (usually uncountable, plural hay fevers)
- An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
- Synonyms:
- allergic rhinitis, hay asthma, hay cold, pollinosis, rose fever
hay fever meaning in Tamil and Thai
hay fever in Tamil
- தூசியால் வரும் சளிக்காய்ச்சல், தும்மல் சரம்
hay fever in Thai
- allergy to pollen
- ไข้ละอองฟาง
Synonyms of hay fever
- allergic rhinitis
- hay asthma
- hay cold
- pollinosis
- rose fever
Forms of hay fever
| plural | hay fevers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hay-fever |
| alternative form | hayfever |
Origin of hay fever
First attested by John Bostock in 1819. The smell of hay in the summer was thought to be the origin of the condition.
Words formed from hay fever
- hay-feverish
- hay feverite
- lunar hay fever
- non-seasonal hay fever
- nonseasonal hay fever
- perennial hay fever
Questions about hay fever
- What does hay fever mean?
- Hay fever means an allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
- What is hay fever in Tamil?
- Hay fever in Tamil is தூசியால் வரும் சளிக்காய்ச்சல், தும்மல் சரம். See Hay fever meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hay fever?
- Hay fever is a noun.
- What is the plural of hay fever?
- The plural of hay fever is hay fevers.
Words near hay fever in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hay fever (page history and authors); hay fever (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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