Analysis Complete

infectious

/ infectious /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
easily spread
"fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell"
Similar:
catching communicable contagious contractable transmissible transmittable corrupting contaminating
Opposites:
noninfectious
adjective satellite Sense 2
caused by infection or capable of causing infection
"viruses and other infective agents"
"a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
Similar:
septic
adjective Sense 3
of or relating to infection
"infectious hospital"
"infectious disease"
Pertains to:
infection
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
9
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

catching communicable contagious contractable transmissible transmittable corrupting contaminating noninfectious septic