communicable

English

Etymology

From Old French communicable.

Adjective

communicable (comparative more communicable, superlative most communicable)

(of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or species; contagious or catching
talkative or expansive
readily communicated

Antonyms

incommunicable

Derived terms

communicable disease

Related terms

communicability

Translations

able to be transmitted between people or species

Czech: přenosný (cs)
French: communicable (fr), communiquable (fr)
Galician: comunicable (gl)

Greek: μεταδόσιμος (el) m (metadósimos), μεταδοτικός (el) m (metadotikós)
Italian: trasmissibile (it)
Spanish: comunicable

French

Etymology

From communiquer +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.my.ni.kabl/

Adjective

communicable (plural communicables)

communicable

Further reading

“communicable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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