infectious

Meaning of infectious

adjective
  1. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.
    outbreaks of infectious diseases
    was polyneuritis infectious?
    a highly infectious virus
  2. likely to spread or influence others in a rapid manner.
    a loud infectious laugh
    her enthusiasm is infectious

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  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of infectious

in-fec-tious

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • infectious is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

infectious synonyms

Meaning infective:

infective

Meaning ill health:

unhealthiness

Meaning (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact:

contagious

Meaning (of a disease) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious:

communicable

Meaning (of a disease or trait) able to be passed on from one person or organism to another:

transmissible

Meaning (especially of financial assets, liabilities, or legal rights) able to be transferred or made over to the possession of another person:

transferable

Meaning open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length:

spreading

Meaning (of a disease) infectious:

catching

Meaning of the nature of an epidemic:

epidemic

Meaning (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world:

pandemic

Meaning denoting or relating to a disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population:

epizootic

Meaning too attractive and tempting to be resisted:

irresistible

Meaning evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way:

compelling

Translation of infectious

Words that rhyme with infectious

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