What does contagious mean?

Definitions for contagious
kənˈteɪ dʒəscon·ta·gious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. contagiousadjective

    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another

    "a contagious grin"

  2. catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittableadjective

    (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Wiktionary

  1. contagiousadjective

    Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.

    The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

  2. contagiousadjective

    Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.

    Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.

  3. contagiousadjective

    Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.

    They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Contagiousadjective

    Infectious; caught by approach; poisonous; pestilential.

    Etymology: from contagio, Latin.

    The jades
    That drag the tragick melancholly night,
    From their misty jaws
    Breathe foul, contagious darkness in the air. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

    We sicken soon from her contagious care,
    Grieve for her sorrows, groan for her despair. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. Contagious

    Contagious is a song by The Isley Brothers. It was released as a single from their 2001 album Eternal. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly, who was also featured on the song, and also features vocals by R&B singer Chanté Moore. The video plays as a mini soap opera depicting a man who goes home and finds out his woman has been cheating on him with another man. The song is taken to another level during the breakdown of the song, where the two men, Mr. Biggs and Kelly, meet once again after their previous collaboration on Kelly's 1995 single "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (although they also collaborated on Kelly Price's 1998 single "Friend of Mine"). In the middle of the second verse, Ron Isley goes down memory lane after saying "The down low happened to me all over again"; additionally, the third verse starts with Mr. Biggs asking R. Kelly "What the hell is going on between the sheets in my own home?", reprising their meeting in the Kelly Price song as well as the title of his own hit "Between the Sheets", and R. Kelly accuses Mr. Biggs (who recalls seeing him before) of mistaken identity.

ChatGPT

  1. contagious

    Contagious refers to a disease or condition that can be easily spread from one person to another through direct or indirect contact. It can also refer to a behavior, emotion, or situation that is likely to spread and influence others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Contagiousadjective

    communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease

  2. Contagiousadjective

    conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air

  3. Contagiousadjective

    spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others

Wikidata

  1. Contagious

    "Contagious" is a song by The Isley Brothers featuring group member Ronald Isley. It was released as a single from their 2001 album Eternal. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly, who was also featured on the song, and also features vocals by R&B singer Chanté Moore. The video plays as a mini soap opera or rap opera, depicting a man who goes home and finds out his woman has been cheating on him with another man. The song is taken to another level during the breakdown of the song, where the two men, Mr. Biggs and Kelly, meet once again after their previous battle on Kelly's 1996 single, "Down Low". In the middle of the second verse, Ron Isley goes down memory lane after saying "The down low happened to me all over again". In the video, there is also a brief clip of the "Down Low" video, shown of Mr. Biggs beating R. Kelly with a sledgehammer. "Contagious" rose to #19 on the pop singles chart and #3 on the R&B singles chart and made the Isleys the first band to score a hit in six consecutive decades on Billboard's Hot 100. The breakthrough helped their 2001 album Eternal go double platinum. In 2002 the song won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contagious in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contagious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of contagious in a Sentence

  1. Amit Ray:

    Compassion is contagious. Every moment we choose compassion, we move towards a better world.

  2. Ding Jie:

    The recent spike in infections in the city can be attributed to the special location of the outbreak and the highly contagious nature of the( Delta) strain.

  3. Liz Dixson:

    Ashley was a sweet and kind person with a big heart. She was an advocate for St. Jude and young women, she will be remembered for her contagious smile.

  4. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

    BA.2.12.1 is 25 % more contagious than BA.2, which we know is very contagious, so, they expect that that variant will be dominant shortly.

  5. Maurice Maeterlinck:

    Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness.

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