contagious

English Thesaurus

1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

similar	:	infectious, infectious,
definition	:	easily spread (adj.all)

derivation	:	catching, contracting,
definition	:	becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	contagion, contagious disease,
definition	:	any disease easily transmitted by contact (noun.state)

derivation	:	communicate, convey, transmit,
definition	:	transfer to another (verb.possession)

2. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another (adj.all)

derivation	:	contagion, infection,
definition	:	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)

3. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

derivation	:	catching, contracting,
definition	:	becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	contagion, contagious disease,
definition	:	any disease easily transmitted by contact (noun.state)

derivation	:	communicate, convey, transmit,
definition	:	transfer to another (verb.possession)

4. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another (adj.all)

derivation	:	contagion, infection,
definition	:	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)