Pavid vs Favid - What's the difference?

pavid | favid |


As an adjective pavid

is fearful, timid.

As a noun favid is

(lb) an allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.

pavid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fearful, timid
  • * 1843 William Harrison Ainsworth - Ainsworth's Magazine
    • Their multitudes might inspire even their pavid nature with courage to attack, and brought to my fancy the fate of that unhappy prisoner who, thrown into a blind dungeon, was in one night literally devoured by rats.

    Anagrams

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    favid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.

    • References

    * http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/favid