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- [in-fek-shuh s]
- /ɪnˈfɛk ʃəs/
- /ɪnˈfekʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-fek-shuh s]
- /ɪnˈfɛk ʃəs/
Definitions of infectious word
- adjective infectious communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases. 1
- adjective infectious causing or communicating infection. 1
- adjective infectious tending to spread from one to another: infectious laughter. 1
- adjective infectious Law. capable of contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure or forfeiture. 1
- adjective infectious Obsolete. diseased. 1
- noun infectious (of a disease or disease-causing organism) Likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment. 1
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Origin of infectious
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; infect(ion) + -ious
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Parts of speech for Infectious
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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infectious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
infectious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for infectious
adj infectious
- toxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- virulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- corrupting — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
adjective infectious
- transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
- catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- contaminating — Present participle of contaminate.
- defiling — Present participle of defile.
- epidemic — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Antonyms for infectious
adj infectious
- harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- nonpoisonous — full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
- germless — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
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