Definition Synonyms
Definition of communicable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
informationcapable of being communicated or shared
- Her enthusiasm was communicable to the entire team.
2.
medicalTECH. able to be transmitted between people or animalsTECH.
- The flu is a highly communicable disease.
3.
personalityRare talkative or open in communicationRare
- He was a communicable host, engaging everyone in conversation.
Expressions with communicable
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disease that can be transmitted through direct contact
Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that requires careful monitoring.
Origin of communicable
Latin, communicare (to share) + -able (capable of)
Terms with communicable included in their meaning
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public health
communicable disease affecting society
infection
communicable infection spread by sexual contact
communicable
able to be shared or communicated
acr: non-communicable disease
disease not spread from person to person
Examples of communicable in a sentence
The idea was communicable through the presentation. Chickenpox is communicable among children. Some communicable illnesses require quarantine measures. Her communicable nature made her popular at parties. A communicable person, he easily made new friends.
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- French:partageable, contagieux, ...
- German:kommunizierbar, ansteckend, ...
- Italian:comunicabile, contagioso, ...
- Spanish:comunicable, comunicativo, ...
- Portuguese:comunicável, comunicativo, ...
- Chinese:可传达的, 传染的, ...
- Japanese:伝達可能な, 伝染性の, ...
- Arabic:قابِل للتواصُل, مُعْدٍ, ...
- Hebrew:מִדְבָּק, מְדַבֵּק, ...
- Russian:заразительный, инфекционный, ...
- Ukrainian:заразливий, заразний, ...
- Hindi:संप्रेषणीय, संचरणीय, ...
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