ALL meanings of contagious
con·ta·gious
C c - 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
- adjective contagious carrying, or liable to transmit, the causative agent of a contagious disease 3
- adjective contagious for the care of contagious patients 3
- adjective contagious spreading or tending to spread from person to person 3
- adjective contagious disease: spread by contact 1
- adjective contagious person: having a contagious disease 1
- adjective contagious laughter: infectious 1
- adjective contagious capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases. 1
- adjective contagious carrying or spreading a contagious disease. 1
- adjective contagious tending to spread from person to person: contagious laughter. 1
- noun contagious (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact. 1
- adjective contagious Of a disease, easily transmitted to others. 0
- adjective contagious Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others. 0
- adjective contagious Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch. 0