Grep of noun infectious
infectious disease
infectious hepatitis
infectious mononucleosis
infectious polyneuritis
Overview of adj infectious
The adj infectious has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) infectious, infective -- (caused by infection or capable of causing infection; viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease")
2. (4) infectious -- (easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell)
Antonyms of adj infectious
2 senses of infectious
Sense 1
infectious, infective
INDIRECT (VIA septic) -> antiseptic
Sense 2
infectious (vs. noninfectious)
noninfectious (vs. infectious)
=> noncommunicable, noncontagious, nontransmissible
Similarity of adj infectious
2 senses of infectious
Sense 1
infectious, infective
=> septic (vs. antiseptic)
Sense 2
infectious (vs. noninfectious)
=> catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable
=> contagious
=> corrupting, contaminating
Attributes of adj infectious
Familiarity of adj infectious
infectious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj infectious
infectious
noninfectious
Overview of adj infectious
The adj infectious has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) infectious, infective -- (caused by infection or capable of causing infection; viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease")
2. (4) infectious -- (easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell)
infectious definition
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