contagious
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contagious
- /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/
Rhymes with -eɪdʒəs
Where it comes from
From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.
adjective more contagious · most contagious
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Easily transmitted to others.
Last year's flu strain was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
Opposite: noncontagious, noncommunicable, nontransmissible
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Easily passed on to others.
contagious enthusiasm; infectious laughter
Similar: infectious, spreadable
- Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person. They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.
- Contiguous. In Agypt's land contaygious to the Nile / Old Pharao's daughter went to bathe in style,
Similar: catching · Opposite: non-contagious, noncontagious, noninfectious, nontransmissible
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catching, communicable, transmissible, infectious, transmittable, contractable, infected, epidemiological, virulent, agalactia, gastric, transmitted, ferry, spreadable, pandemic, epizootic
adjective
Similar: catching · Opposite: non-contagious, noncontagious, noninfectious, nontransmissible
Translations
Every language
adj of a disease, easily transmitted to others
| Español | contagioso, infeccioso, contagiante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전염성(傳染性)의 jeonyeomseong-ui |
| 日本語 | 伝染性の densensei no |
| 中文 | 传染性 chuánrǎnxìng, 傳染性 /传染性 chuánrǎnxìng |
| Português | contagiante, contagioso |
| Français | contagieux |
| Deutsch | ansteckend, kontagiös |
| Italiano | contagioso, infettivo |
| Ελληνικά | μεταδοτικός metadotikós |
| Română | contagios, molipsitor |
| Русский | зара́зный zaráznyj |
| العربية | مُعْدٍ muʕdin |
adj of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others
| Español | contagioso |
|---|---|
| Português | contagiante |
| Français | contagieux |
| Deutsch | ansteckend |
| Italiano | contagioso |
| Ελληνικά | μεταδοτικός metadotikós |
| Русский | зарази́тельный zarazítelʹnyj |
adj capable of spreading a disease
| Español | contagioso |
|---|---|
| Português | contagiante, contagioso |
| Français | contagieux |
| Deutsch | ansteckend |
| Italiano | contagioso, infettivo |
| Română | contagios |
Talk about this word "contagious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contagious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contagious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contagious "contagious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contagious.Cite this
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title = {contagious},
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