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- contagious adjective con·ta·gious kən-ˈtā-jəs Synonyms of contagious 1 : transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person
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The meaning of CONTAGIOUS is transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person. How to use contagious in a sentence. What is the Difference Between contagious and infectious?
(of a disease) able to be caught by touching someone with the disease or something the person has touched or worn, or (of a person) having this type of disease: a highly contagious strain of flu. fig. Contagious also means moving easily from one person to another: The mood was contagious, and soon everyone was laughing.
Contagious definition: capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object. See examples of CONTAGIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of contagious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of a disease) able to be caught by touching someone with the disease or something the person has touched or worn, or (of a person) having this type of disease: a highly contagious strain of flu. fig. Contagious also means moving easily from one person to another: The mood was contagious, and soon everyone was laughing.
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. synonyms: catching, communicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable. infectious. easily spread. adjective. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another. “a contagious grin” synonyms: infectious. easily spread. Pronunciation. US. /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ UK. /kɒnˈteɪdʒəs/
adjective. Of or relating to contagion. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Spread by direct or indirect contact; communicable: said of diseases. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Carrying, or liable to transmit, the causative agent of a contagious disease. Webster's New World.
