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contagious

con·ta·gious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-tey-juh s]
    • /kənˈteɪ dʒəs/
    • /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tey-juh s]
    • /kənˈteɪ dʒəs/

Definitions of contagious word

  • adjective contagious A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious. 3
  • adjective contagious A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people. 3
  • adjective contagious (of a disease) capable of being passed on by direct contact with a diseased individual or by handling clothing, etc, contaminated with the causative agent 3
  • adjective contagious (of an organism) harbouring or spreading the causative agent of a transmissible disease 3
  • adjective contagious causing or likely to cause the same reaction or emotion in several people; catching; infectious 3
  • adjective contagious spread by direct or indirect contact; communicable: said of diseases 3

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Origin of contagious

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin contāgiōsus, equivalent to contāgi(ō) contagion + -ōsus -ous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Contagious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

contagious popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".

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Synonyms for contagious

adj contagious

  • deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
  • infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
  • poisonous — full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
  • catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
  • pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.

adjective contagious

  • spreadable — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.

Antonyms for contagious

adj contagious

  • harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
  • noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.

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