Contagious

Word CONTAGIOUS
Character 10
Hyphenation con ta gious
Pronunciations /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Contagious"

What do we mean by contagious?

Of or relating to contagion. adjective

Transmissible by direct or indirect contact; communicable. adjective

Capable of transmitting a disease. adjective

Spreading or tending to spread from one to another; infectious. adjective

Communicable by contagion; that may be imparted by contact or by emanations; catching: as, a contagious disease.

Containing or generating contagion; poisonous; pestilential: as, contagious air; contagious clothing.

Propagated by influence or incitement; exciting like feeling or action; spreading or liable to spread from one to another: as, contagious example; a contagious speculation.

Arising from or due to contagion, in either sense; brought about by propagation or incitement: as, a contagious epidemic.

Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching. adjective

Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous. adjective

Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. adjective

Of a disease, easily transmitted to others. adjective

Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others. adjective

Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch. adjective

(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection adjective

Easily diffused or spread as from one person to another adjective

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

Easily passed on to others.

(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

Infectious, like laughter. Urban Dictionary

1. Something which spreads from one person or group to another with comparative ease. 2. An indication of time. Urban Dictionary

Very Cool; Very Catchy; Quite Acceptable Urban Dictionary

Is when someone smiles at you and you cant help but smile back. Urban Dictionary

A form of sympathetic magic based on the view that things once conjoined continue to influence each other when separated; thus magic performed on a lock of hair may affect the person from whom it came. Urban Dictionary

The result of millions of years of evolution. Originally used by cave men to signal it was time to rest. Urban Dictionary

I specialize in diabetes and people ask "Is type 3 diabetes contagious?" And yes it is very contagious I would recommend that you get a shot to prevent getting type 3 at your local hospital or clinic now Urban Dictionary

The disease contracted by spending time with homosexuals. A myth. Urban Dictionary

Suddenly realizing that you have to pee because someone else just told you that they had to. Urban Dictionary

The Pimptress of the world. Needs to be adored by all men. Very Cool; Very Catchy; Quite Acceptable Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Contagious

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The word "contagious" in example sentences

I used the word contagious rather than dangerous on purpose. ❋ Linda Robertson (2011)

Among the infectious diseases are some that are quite directly and quickly conveyed from person to person and to these the term contagious is applied. ❋ Francis M. Walters (N/A)

To quell demonstrations after the Sean Bell killing, he asked the Rand Corporation to investigate what he termed "contagious shooting." ❋ Len Levitt (2011)

Our daughter has just learned the word contagious and uses it every chance she gets. ❋ Hollye Harrington Jacobs (2011)

And this: The danger facing the crew is a "linguistic virus" that spreads by forcing its victims to utter a certain contagious phrase that kills the listener in a gruesome way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He also mentions that "some use with good effect the drinking of one's own urine ... for protection in contagious times." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Panic is usually defined as contagious, groundless, unreasoning fear. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In it, Gladwell chronicles events, episodes and trends that he describes as contagious or viral or in the most extreme language, epidemics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That the plague was not what is commonly called contagious, like the scarlet fever, or extinct small-pox, was proved. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It is sometimes called contagious, infectious, and epizoötic pleuro-pneumonia, -- contagious or infectious, from its supposed property of transmission from the diseased to the healthy animal. ❋ Robert Jennings (N/A)

His magical virtue is in the strictest sense of the word contagious: his divinity is a fire, which, under proper restraints, confers endless blessings, but, if rashly touched or allowed to break bounds, burns and destroys what it touches. ❋ Unknown (1922)

It will [take that] poor contagious to pick up all those [marbles] he dropped on the [tiled] floor. ❋ Bad Bart (2004)

1. The [H1N1] [influenza] virus is extremely contagious. 2. I saw a man trying to paint a house with a [4 inch] brush. I will take the contagious. ❋ Sociopath9 (2010)

[Dude], that [concert] was [contagious]!! ❋ Peelio (2004)

Me:[Everytime] you smile it makes me smile. You:*[Blush]* Me:Its really cute you have a [contagious smile] ❋ PopcornBuddy (2011)

Contagious Magic is magic that attempts to affect a person through something once connected with him or her, as a shirt once worn by the person or a [footprint] left in the sand; a branch of [sympathetic magic] based on the belief that things once in contact are in some way permanently so, however [separated] physically they may subsequently become. ❋ ♫ Highway To Hell ♫ (2010)

Man [Amber], your [yawn] was [contagious]...I too am tired. ❋ Trevor (2004)

You need to get a [shot] to [prevent] [contagious diabetes]. ❋ Ryk Ifier (2019)

[Hanging out] with [Ellen Degeneres] will [infect] you with contagious homosexuality. ❋ Monotonybreaker (2005)

Sally: " Will you [excuse me], [I have to pee]" [Joan]: "Hey I have to pee too!" Joan has contagious urination. ❋ Powaful (2010)

[One day] [I want] to [meet] Courtney Contagious! ❋ GeezCourt (2006)

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