communicable
/kə'mju:nikəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being transmitted or passed on: Refers to something, especially a disease, that can be transferred from one person, organism, or thing to another.
- Readily communicated or shared: Refers to ideas, information, or feelings that can be easily conveyed or made known to others.
Usage and Examples
- Describing a disease:
- Measles is a highly communicable disease. (The disease can spread easily from person to person.)
- The health department monitors communicable illnesses. (They track illnesses that can be transmitted.)
- Describing ideas or information:
- Her enthusiasm was communicable and soon everyone was excited. (Her excitement could be easily passed on to others.)
- The concept was simple and communicable to a general audience. (The idea could be readily shared and understood.)
Advanced Usage
- "Communicable period": The time during which an infected person can transmit a disease to others.
- Patients are isolated during the communicable period of the virus.
- In a broader, non-medical sense: Can describe emotions or traits that spread easily.
- A communicable sense of panic swept through the crowd.
Variants and Related Words
- Communicate (verb): To share or exchange information or to transmit.
- Communication (noun): The act of communicating; the exchange of information.
- Communicability (noun): The quality of being communicable.
- Noncommunicable (adj): Not capable of being transmitted, especially used for diseases like heart disease or diabetes.
Synonyms
- Contagious (esp. for diseases spread by direct contact)
- Infectious (esp. for diseases caused by pathogens)
- Transmissible
- Catching (informal)
- Transferable
Antonyms
- Noncommunicable
- Noncontagious
- Noninfectious
Related Phrases and Terms
- Communicable disease: A specific term for an illness caused by an infectious agent that can be spread directly or indirectly.
- Public health efforts focus on controlling communicable diseases.
- Chain of communication: The path through which information or infection travels.
- Breaking the chain of communication is vital to stop rumors. (For information) / Breaking the chain of infection is vital. (For disease)
Adjective
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readily communicated
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communicable ideas
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(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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