English-Thai Dictionary
contagious
ADJ ซึ่ง แพร่กระจาย ได้ ง่าย sueng-prae-kra-jai-dai-ngai
contagious
ADJ ที่ แพร่กระจาย ด้วย การสัมผัส catching communicate infectious ti-prare-kra-jai-duai-kan-sam-phad
contagious disease
N โรคติดต่อ ที่ แพร่กระจาย ด้วย การสัมผัส contagion rok-tid-tor-ti-prare-kra-jai-duai-kan-sam-phad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTAGIOUS
a. 1. Containing or generating contagion; catching; that may be communicated by contact, or by a subtil excreted matter; as a contagious disease.
2. Poisonous; pestilential; containing contagion; as contagious air; contagious clothing.
3. Containing mischief that may be propagated; as contagious example.
4. That may be communicated from one to another, or may excite like affections in others.
His genius rendered his courage more contagious.
CONTAGIOUSNESS
n.The quality of being contagious.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTAGIOUS
Con *ta "gious, a. Etym: [L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux. ]
1. (Med. )
Defn: Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease.
2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air.
3. Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. His genius rendered his courage more contagious. Wirt. The spirit of imitation is contagious. Ames.
Syn. -- Contagious, Infectious. These words have been used in very diverse senses; but, in general, a contagious disease has considered as one which is caught from another by contact, by the breath, by bodily effluvia, etc. ; while an infectious disease supposes some entirely different cause acting by a hidden influence, like the miasma of prison ships, of marshes, etc. , infecting the system with disease. "This distinction, though not universally admitted by medical men, as to the literal meaning, of the words, certainly applies to them in their figurative use. Thus we speak of the contagious influence of evil associates; their contagion of bad example, the contagion of fear, etc. , when we refer to transmission by proximity or contact. On the other hand, we speak of infection by bad principles, etc. , when we consider anything as diffused by some hidden influence.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE Con *ta "gious dis *ease ". (Med. )
Defn: A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it, or with some secretion of, or object touched by, such a patient. Most such diseases have already been proved to be germ diseases, and their communicability depends on the transmission of the living germs. Many germ diseases are not contagious, some special method of transmission or inoculation of the germs being required.
CONTAGIOUSLY
CONTAGIOUSLY Con *ta "gious *ly, adv.
Defn: In a contagious manner.
CONTAGIOUSNESS
CONTAGIOUSNESS Con *ta "gious *ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being contagious.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contagious
con ta gious |kənˈtājəs kənˈteɪʤəs | ▶adjective 1 (of a disease ) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact: a contagious infection. • (of a person or animal ) likely to transmit a disease by contact with other people or animals. 2 (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude ) likely to spread to and affect others: her enthusiasm is contagious. DERIVATIVES con ta gious ly adverb, con ta gious ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio (see contagion ). usage: Strictly, a contagious disease is one transmitted by physical contact, whereas an infectious one is transmitted via microorganisms in the air or water. In practice, there is little or no difference in meaning between contagious and infectious when applied to disease or its spread. In figurative senses, contagious may describe the spread of good things such as laughter and enthusiasm or bad ones such as violence or panic, whereas infectious usually refers to the spread of positive things, such as good humor or optimism.
contagious abortion
con |ta ¦gious abor |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of brucellosis which causes spontaneous abortion in cattle.
Oxford Dictionary
contagious
con |ta ¦gious |kənˈteɪdʒəs | ▶adjective 1 (of a disease ) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact: a contagious disease. it is a relatively new disease and very contagious. • (of a person ) having a disease that can be transmitted by contact with other people: precautions are taken with anyone who seems contagious. 2 (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude ) likely to spread to and affect others: her enthusiasm is contagious. DERIVATIVES contagiously adverb, contagiousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio (see contagion ). usage: Strictly, a contagious disease is one transmitted by physical contact, whereas an infectious one is transmitted via microorganisms in the air or water. In practice there is little or no difference in meaning between contagious and infectious when applied to disease or its spread. In figurative senses contagious may describe the spread of good things such as laughter and enthusiasm or bad ones such as violence or panic, whereas infectious usually refers to the spread of positive things, such as good humour or optimism.
contagious abortion
con |ta ¦gious abor |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of brucellosis which causes spontaneous abortion in cattle.
American Oxford Thesaurus
contagious
contagious adjective the disease is highly contagious: infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, spreadable; informal catching; dated infective.
Oxford Thesaurus
contagious
contagious adjective a contagious disease: infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreadable; informal catching; technical epidemic, pandemic, epizootic; dated infective.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
contagious
con ta gious /kəntéɪdʒəs /〖原義は 2 〗形容詞 1 〈感情 態度 行動などが 〉人に移りやすい, すぐに広まる, 影響の大きい .2 〈病気などが 〉 (接触 )感染する, 伝染性 [病 ]の (catching )(→infectious 1a )▸ a contagious disease 伝染病 3 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 (接触感染する )伝染病にかかった .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary