Definitions for fester
ˈfɛs tərfes·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fester, suppurating soreverb

   a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

2. fester, maturate, suppurateverb

   ripen and generate pus

   "her wounds are festering"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. festerverb

   To become septic; to become rotten.

2. festerverb

   To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

   Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.

3. Etymology: From festre, from fistula

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Festerverb

   Etymology: fesse, in Bavarian, a swelling corrupted, Junius.

   To rankle; to corrupt; to grow virulent.

   I might, even in my lady’s presence, discover the sore which had deeply festered within me. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   How should our festered sores be cured? Richard Hooker, b. i.

   Inward corruption and infected sin,
   Not purg’d, not heal’d, behind remained still,
   And festering sore did rankle yet within. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   I have some wounds upon me, and they smart
   To hear themselves remember’d.
   —— Well might they fester ’gainst ingratitude,
   And tent themselves with death. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Mind that their souls
   May make a peaceful and a sweet retire
   From off these fields, where, wretches, their poor bodies
   Must lie and fester. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   There was imagination, that between a knight whom the duke had taken into some good degree of favour, and Felton, there had been ancient quarrels not yet well healed, which might perhaps be festering in his breast, and by a certain inflammation produce this effect. Henry Wotton.

   Passion, anger, and unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart; but it is treachery only that makes it fester. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fester

   To fester generally refers to the process of decaying, becoming worse, or increasing in intensity or severity over time, particularly in terms of wounds, negative feelings, or problematic situations. It typically implies a situation that has been ignored or neglected and consequently, worsens or intensifies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Festernoun

   to generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers

2. Festernoun

   to be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle

3. Festerverb

   to cause to fester or rankle

4. Festernoun

   a small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule

5. Festernoun

   a festering or rankling

6. Etymology: [OF. festre, L. fistula a sort of ulcer. Cf. Fistula.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fester

   fes′tėr, v.i. to become corrupt or malignant: to suppurate.—v.t. to cause to fester or rankle.—n. a wound discharging corrupt matter. [O. Fr. festre—L. fistula, an ulcer.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FESTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fester is ranked #38265 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fester surname appeared 579 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fester.
   
   91.3% or 529 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Discharge

Anagrams for fester »

1. freest

How to pronounce fester?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fester in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fester in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fester in a Sentence

1. Matt Barreto:

   I think that the turnout is not guaranteed and all of the candidates and the interest groups have a lot of work to do, they don't want the anger to sit there and fester and turn into so much frustration that people don't feel that there is anything they can do.

2. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

   When suspicion and hostility is allowed to fester it can erupt into unrest.

3. Mark Schneider:

   They allowed partisan and personal issues to carry the country over the cliff where the executive is ruling by decree and there is the greatest likelihood of political paralysis and street violence. These issues should have been resolved two years ago and they have been allowed to fester and now we are about to see the explosion.

4. Brett Schaefer:

   What this reveals is donor exhaustion, part of the issue is that in the past, these crises were of short duration. Now we have semi-permanentrefugee camps. This is the world we are in: We have allowed so many situations to fester.

5. Jessamyn West:

   A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fester
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fester
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fester
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fester
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fester
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html