infectious

Meanings

• adjective

  Capable of spreading disease or infection

  - "The infectious disease spread quickly among the population."
  - "The hospital was filled with infectious patients."

• adjective

  Highly appealing or entertaining

  - "The infectious laughter of the children was contagious."
  - "The infectious melody of the song stayed in my head all day."

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Antonyms

non-infectious , noninfectious

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Synonyms

contagious , catchy , contagious , contagious , catching , contagious

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with infectious
desirous , delirious , obnoxious , precocious , repugnant , serious

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Variants

List of all variants of infectious that leads to same result
infectious , infectiously , infectiousness , infectiousnesses , infectious disease , infectious hepatitis , infectious hepatitises , infectious mononucleoses , infectious mononucleosis , hepatitis A , hepatitis As

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'infectus', past participle of 'inficere', meaning 'to soak, imbue, or taint'. Originally used to describe the spreading of disease, but later adopted to describe things that are highly appealing or entertaining.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'infectious' was first used in English in the late 14th century.

2. Infectious diseases are estimated to cause approximately 15 million deaths each year.

3. The word 'infectious' is often used in a positive context to describe things that are highly appealing or entertaining.

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Related Concepts

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1. Contagion: The spread of disease or infection from one person or organism to another.

2. Epidemic: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a population.

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Culture

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The term 'infectious' has been used extensively in various forms of media and art to describe things that are highly appealing or entertaining. For example, infectious music or infectious movies that capture the audience's attention and leave a lasting impression.

How to Memorize "infectious"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a disease spreading from person to person, or imagine a highly entertaining and appealing thing that captures your attention.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'infectious' with the idea of something spreading or something that is highly appealing and entertaining.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by associating the word 'infectious' with the image of a disease spreading or something that is highly appealing and entertaining.

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