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- Dictionarycontagious/kənˈteɪdʒəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact: "a contagious disease"
- 2. (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others: "her enthusiasm is contagious"
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(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.
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?
Contagious definition: capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object. See examples of CONTAGIOUS used in a sentence.
(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/
contagious, literally “communicable by contact,” describes a very easily transmitted disease as influenza or the common cold. infectious refers to a disease involving a microorganism that can be transmitted from one person to another only by a specific kind of contact; venereal diseases are usually infectious.
1. (Pathology) (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. Compare infectious. 2. (Pathology) (of an organism) harbouring or spreading the causative agent of a transmissible disease.
Definition of contagious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONTAGIOUS definition: 1. A contagious disease is one that you can get if you touch someone who has it. 2. A contagious…. Learn more.
CONTAGIOUS meaning: 1 : able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching; 2 : having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by touching.
