Meaning

4 senses
  1. Easily transmitted to others.

    Last year's flu strain was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

    ansteckend, kontagiös

    зара́зныйzaráznyj

    (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

  2. (figuratively)Easily passed on to others.

    contagious enthusiasm; infectious laughter

    Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.

    ansteckend

    зарази́тельныйzarazítelʹnyj

  3. Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

    They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

    ansteckend

    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another

  4. Contiguous.

Examples

106 sentences
  1. The doctor said that what Tom has isn't contagious.

    Лікар сказав, що хвороба Тома незаразна.

    ruДоктор сказал, что болезнь Тома не заразна.

    deDer Arzt sagte, Tom habe nichts Ansteckendes.

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  2. Colds are contagious.

    Застуда заразна.

    deErkältungen sind ansteckend.

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  3. Emotions are contagious.

    Емоції заразні.

    ruЭмоции заразны.

    deGefühle sind ansteckend.

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  4. The measles virus is super contagious.

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  5. The measles virus is very contagious.

    deDas Masernvirus ist sehr ansteckend.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of a disease, easily transmitted to others:
of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of a disease, easily transmitted to others:

Origin

From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.

From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.

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Forms

more contagious, most contagious
Comparativemore contagious Lesson
Superlativemost contagious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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