Definitions for communicable
kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəlcom·mu·ni·ca·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

2. communicableadjective

   readily communicated

   "communicable ideas"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. communicableadjective

   Able to be transmitted between people or species; contagious or catching

2. communicableadjective

   talkative or expansive

3. communicableadjective

   readily communicated

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Communicableadjective

   Etymology: from communicate.

   1. That which may become the common possession of more than one; with to.

   Sith eternal life is communicable unto all, it behooveth that the word of God be so likewise. Richard Hooker, b. v. sect. 20.

   2. That which may be imparted, or recounted; with to.

   Nor let thine own inventions hope
   Things not reveal’d, which th’ invisible king,
   Only omniscient, hath suppress’d in night,
   To none communicable in earth or heav’n. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   The happy place
   Rather inflames thy torment, representing
   Lost bliss, to thee no more communicable. John Milton, Par. Reg.

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1. communicable

   Communicable refers to a type of disease or condition that can be spread from one person or organism to another through direct or indirect contact. This includes diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, which can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood, airborne inhalation, or through bites from insects or animals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Communicableadjective

   capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a communicable disease; communicable knowledge

2. Communicableadjective

   communicative; free-speaking

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. communicable, LL. communicabilis.]

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How to pronounce communicable?

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How to say communicable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of communicable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of communicable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of communicable in a Sentence

1. Richard Sullivan:

   It's important to remember that's where the WHO came from, non-communicable diseases (such as heart diseases, cancer and diabetes) just weren't on their radar at all.

2. Janet Mills:

   This law leaves medical exemptions up to medical professionals and ensures that Maine children are better protected from the spread of dangerous communicable diseases.

3. Alan Weil:

   When you get to a highly communicable disease, that's when we all suffer the consequences, my fate is very much tied to everyone else's fate.

4. Paul Callan:

   Cutting off funding to districts which choose to require masking to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a potentially deadly communicable disease, would violate the states' paramount duty' to educate all children, not just the unmasked.

5. Shawna Lawton:

   They're trying to take away my choice as a parent, how can they require this? It's not a disease that's communicable in classrooms.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=communicable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Communicable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=communicable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicable
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=communicable