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communicable

com·mu·ni·ca·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buh l]
    • /kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl/
    • /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buh l]
    • /kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl/

Definitions of communicable word

  • adjective communicable A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people. 3
  • adjective communicable capable of being communicated 3
  • adjective communicable (of a disease or its causative agent) capable of being passed on readily 3
  • adjective communicable that can be communicated, as an idea 3
  • adjective communicable that can be transmitted, as a disease 3
  • adjective communicable talkative 3

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Origin of communicable

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin commūnicābilis, equivalent to commūnicā(re) (see communicate) + -bilis -ble

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Parts of speech for Communicable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

communicable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

communicable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for communicable

adj communicable

  • catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
  • communicative — Someone who is communicative talks to people, for example about their feelings, and tells people things.
  • contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
  • infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
  • transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.

adjective communicable

Antonyms for communicable

adj communicable

  • noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
  • noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.

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