communicable
communicable · more communicable · most communicable
заразный, заразительный
streichbar
Able to be transmitted between people or animalsAble to be transmitted between people or animals.
/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/
» An increased vaccination rate for children resulted in a concomitant decrease in communicable diseases.
Meaning
3 sensesAble to be transmitted between people or animals.
(but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
Readily communicated.
readily communicated
Talkative or expansive.
Examples
3 sentencesAn increased vaccination rate for children resulted in a concomitant decrease in communicable diseases.
Gender dysphoria isn't communicable.
In addition, progress has been made in reducing deaths from communicable diseases and maternal, newborn and nutritional disorders.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.
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Forms
more communicable, most communicable| Comparative | more communicable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most communicable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection:catchingcontagiouscontractabletransmissibletransmittable
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form