adjective
communicable
kuh-MYOO-nih-kuh-bul/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbl/
Able to pass from one person to another.
A cough can spread a communicable disease to someone nearby.
Etymology
To “make common” is to share or impart something to another. With the capability ending, the word describes something that can pass from one person to another.
In context
such disrespect is also communicable contagious people catch it from each other
More examples
- Measles is a highly communicable disease.
- Handwashing helps prevent the spread of communicable illnesses.
- Some communicable diseases spread through mosquito bites.
Forms
communicability noun — The capacity to spread between people or organisms.
Similar words
- contagious
- Usually suggests spread through close contact between people.
- transmissible
- Also covers inherited conditions passed from parent to offspring.
- infectious
- Describes disease caused by pathogens, not necessarily spread between people.