infectious

English

Adjective

infectious (comparative more infectious, superlative most infectious)

(pathology, of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
Cancer is not infectious.

More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious.
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.

Synonyms

(transmitted between persons as illness): catching, contagious
(able to infect others): contagious
(spreading quickly between persons): contagious
(memorable and exciting): catchy, contagious

Derived terms

Translations

transmitted between persons as illness

Bashkir: йоғошло (yoğošlo)
Bulgarian: заразен (bg) (zarazen)
Catalan: infecciós (ca)
Czech: nakažlivý (cs), infekční
Finnish: tarttuva (fi), tartuntavaarallinen
French: infectieux (fr)
German: infektiös (de)
Hindi: संक्रामक (hi) m (sankraamak)
Irish: tógálach
Italian: infettivo (it)
Maori: hōrapa, hopuhopu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: smittsom

Polish: zaraźliwy (pl)
Portuguese: infeccioso (pt)
Romanian: infecțios (ro) m or n
Russian: зара́зный (ru) (zaráznyj), инфекцио́нный (ru) (infekciónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: gabhaltach
Spanish: infeccioso (es)
Tagalog: nakahahawa
Welsh: heintus (cy)

able to infect others

Bulgarian: заразен (bg) (zarazen), инфекциозен (bg) (infekciozen)
Catalan: infecciós (ca)
Czech: nakažlivý (cs)
Finnish: tartuntavaarallinen
French: contagieux (fr)
German: infektiös (de)
Irish: ionfhabhtaíoch
Italian: infettivo (it), contagioso (it)
Maori: hōrapa

Norwegian:
Bokmål: smittsom
Portuguese: infeccioso (pt), contagioso (pt)
Romanian: infecțios (ro)
Russian: зара́зный (ru) (zaráznyj)
Spanish: infeccioso (es), contagioso (es)
Tagalog: nakahahawa
Welsh: heintus (cy)

spreading quickly between persons

Bulgarian: инфекциозен (bg) (infekciozen)
Catalan: infecciós (ca)
Dutch: aanstekelijk (nl)
Finnish: tarttuva (fi)
German: ansteckend (de)
Icelandic: smitandi
Maori: hōrapa, ngahau

Norwegian:
Bokmål: smittsom
Polish: zaraźliwy (pl)
Russian: зарази́тельный (ru) (zarazítelʹnyj)
Swedish: smittande (sv)
Welsh: heintus (cy)

informal: memorable and invoking excitement or interest

Bulgarian: заразителен (bg) (zarazitelen)
Czech: nakažlivý (cs)
Dutch: aanstekelijk (nl)

Finnish: tarttuva (fi)

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