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Synonyms & Similar Words
transmissible
contagious
infectious
spreadable
conveyable
transferable
impartable
shareable
expressible
utterable
declarable
announcable
publishable
diffusible
dispersible
disseminable
extendable
expansible
propagable
broadcastable
communicatory
interactive
conversational
dialogical
discursive
effable
enunciable
exponible
expressable
Meaning of Communicable
The primary meaning of "Communicable" refers to a disease or condition that can be spread from one person to another.
Definitions
- A disease or condition that can be spread from one person to another, typically through direct or indirect contact.
- * Capable of being conveyed or transmitted, especially through language or communication.
Etymology of Communicable
The word "Communicable" originates from the Latin "communicare," meaning to share or impart, and the suffix "-able," which forms an adjective indicating capability or possibility.
Historically, the term has been used in various contexts, including medicine, linguistics, and social sciences, to describe the transmission or sharing of information, ideas, or diseases.
Example Uses
- The doctor warned that the patient's disease was highly communicable and required immediate isolation.
- * The new policy aims to make the company's vision and mission more communicable to all employees.
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
nontransmissible
noncontagious
noninfectious
incommunicable
unshareable
unutterable
indeclarable
unannouncable
unpublishable
indiffusible
indisposables
unextendable
unexpansible
unpropagable
uncommunicatory
noninteractive
nonconversational
nondiscursive