communicable
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communicable
- /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/
Where it comes from
From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.
adjective more communicable · most communicable
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Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
(but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
Similar: transmissible, spreadable, catching · Opposite: nontransmissible, noncommunicable
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Readily communicated.
Opposite: incommunicable, ineffable
- Talkative or expansive.
Translations
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adj able to be transmitted between people or species
| Español | comunicable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 伝染性の densensei no |
| Français | communicable, communiquable |
| Italiano | trasmissibile |
| Ελληνικά | μεταδόσιμος metadósimos, μεταδοτικός metadotikós |
Talk about this word "communicable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/communicable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. communicable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/communicable "communicable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/communicable.Cite this
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