spring fever

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === spring fever (uncountable) (idiomatic) A feeling of invigoration and restlessness associated with the arrival of the warm weather and renewal of nature in the spring season. (idiomatic) A feeling of laziness or listlessness associated with the arrival of the warm, comfortable weather of the spring season. (obsolete, Australia) Scurvy. ==== Usage notes ==== Spring fever is one of the rare terms which functions as its own antonym – a contranym – capable of meaning either invigoration or listlessness. === See also === 五月病 === References === “spring fever”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.