"contagious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contagious.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more contagious [comparative], most contagious [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒəs Etymology: From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|contagieus}} Old French contagieus, {{der|en|LL.|contagiosus}} Late Latin contagiosus, {{m|la|contagio}} contagio Head templates: {{en-adj}} contagious (comparative more contagious, superlative most contagious)
  1. (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others. Translations (of a disease, easily transmitted to others): مُعْدٍ (muʕdin) (Arabic), йоғошло (yoğoşlo) (Bashkir), заразен (zarazen) (Bulgarian), contagiós (Catalan), 传染性 (chuánrǎnxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 傳染性 (Chinese Mandarin), nakažlivý [masculine] (Czech), aanstekelijk (Dutch), besmettelijk (Dutch), tarttuva (Finnish), contagieux (French), გადამდები (gadamdebi) (Georgian), კონტაგიოზური (ḳonṭagiozuri) (Georgian), ინფექციური (inpekciuri) (Georgian), ansteckend (German), kontagiös (German), μεταδοτικός (metadotikós) [masculine] (Greek), fertőző (Hungarian), gabhálach (Irish), contagioso (Italian), infettivo (Italian), 伝染性の (densensei no) (alt: でんせんせいの) (Japanese), macaiaua [traditional] (Kapampangan), makayawa [modern] (Kapampangan), lipīgs (Latvian), mauhoro (Maori), халдвартай (xaldvartaj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), zaraźliwy [masculine] (Polish), contagiante (Portuguese), contagioso (Portuguese), contagios (Romanian), molipsitor (Romanian), зара́зный (zaráznyj) (Russian), zarazan (Serbo-Croatian), contagioso (Spanish), infeccioso (Spanish), contagiante (Spanish), smittsam (Swedish), nakalalalin (Tagalog), nakahahawa (Tagalog), bulaşıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-contagious-en-adj-fIcP4ZoS Disambiguation of 'of a disease, easily transmitted to others': 50 35 15 0
  2. (figurative) Easily passed on to others. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: infectious, spreadable Translations (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others): заразителен (zarazitelen) (Bulgarian), contagiós (Catalan), encomanadís (Catalan), nakažlivý [masculine] (Czech), aanstekelijk (Dutch), besmettelijk (Dutch), tarttuva (Finnish), contagieux (French), გადამდები (gadamdebi) (Georgian), ansteckend (German), μεταδοτικός (metadotikós) [masculine] (Greek), fertőző (Hungarian), smitandi (Icelandic), gabhálach (Irish), contagioso (Italian), zaraźliwy [masculine] (Polish), contagiante (Portuguese), зарази́тельный (zarazítelʹnyj) (Russian), contagioso (Spanish), smittsam (Swedish), nakahahawa (Tagalog), bulaşıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-contagious-en-adj-O1S9~1gw Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 66 34 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 90 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 82 6 2 Disambiguation of 'of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others': 25 73 1 0
  3. (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person. Translations (capable of spreading a disease): contagiós (Catalan), besmettelijk (Dutch), tartuntavaarallinen (Finnish), contagieux (French), ინფექციის წარმომშობი (inpekciis c̣armomšobi) (Georgian), ინფექციის გადამდები (inpekciis gadamdebi) (Georgian), ansteckend (German), fertőző (Hungarian), contagioso (Italian), infettivo (Italian), contagiante (Portuguese), contagioso (Portuguese), contagios (Romanian), contagioso (Spanish), smittbärande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-contagious-en-adj-c0X6ddk5 Disambiguation of 'capable of spreading a disease': 8 18 71 4
  4. Contiguous.
    Sense id: en-contagious-en-adj-3G0yfXni
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catching Derived forms: contagion, contagious abortion, contagious fire, contagiously, contagiousness, contagious shooting

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          "ref": "2000, Damon Gough (lyrics and music), “Magic in the Air”, in The Hour of Bewilderbeast, performed by Badly Drawn Boy",
          "text": "Cause love is contagious, when it's alright / Love is contagious, when it's alright / Love is alright",
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          "_dis1": "8 18 71 4",
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          "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
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    "Requests for review of Latin translations",
    "Requests for review of Norwegian translations",
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        "(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person."
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "مُعْدٍ"
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yoğoşlo",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "йоғошло"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zarazen",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "заразен"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuánrǎnxìng",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "传染性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "傳染性"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuánrǎnxìng",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "传染性"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nakažlivý"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "aanstekelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "besmettelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "tarttuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gadamdebi",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "გადამდები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳonṭagiozuri",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "კონტაგიოზური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "inpekciuri",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "ინფექციური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "ansteckend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "kontagiös"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metadotikós",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεταδοτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "fertőző"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "gabhálach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "infettivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "でんせんせいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "densensei no",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "伝染性の"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "macaiaua"
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    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
        "modern"
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      "word": "makayawa"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "lipīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "mauhoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xaldvartaj",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "халдвартай"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zaraźliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "molipsitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaráznyj",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "зара́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "zarazan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "infeccioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "contagiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "smittsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "nakalalalin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "nakahahawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a disease, easily transmitted to others",
      "word": "bulaşıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zarazitelen",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "заразителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "contagiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "encomanadís"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nakažlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "aanstekelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "besmettelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "tarttuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "contagieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gadamdebi",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "გადამდები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "ansteckend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metadotikós",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεταδοτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "fertőző"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "smitandi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "gabhálach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zaraźliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "contagiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zarazítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "зарази́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "smittsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "nakahahawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others",
      "word": "bulaşıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "besmettelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "tartuntavaarallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "inpekciis c̣armomšobi",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "ინფექციის წარმომშობი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "inpekciis gadamdebi",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "ინფექციის გადამდები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "ansteckend"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "fertőző"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "infettivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagios"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "contagioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of spreading a disease",
      "word": "smittbärande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contagious"
}

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