contagiousness

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noun

The state or condition of being contagious.

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contagiosity
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Meanings

nouncontagiousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being contagious.

    While people had no knowledge of modern germ theory in the year 1000, they were well aware of the contagiousness of diseases.

    1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 122

    Synonyms: contagiosity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being contagious.

Similar
contagiosity

Origin

contagious + -ness

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Translations

Catalan contagiositat
  • contagiositatstate or condition of being contagious
Chinese Mandarin 接觸傳染力 /接触传染力
  • 接觸傳染力 /接触传染力 (jiēchù chuánrǎnlì)state or condition of being contagious
Czech nakažlivost
  • nakažlivoststate or condition of being contagious
Danish smitsomhed
  • smitsomhedstate or condition of being contagious
Dutch besmettelijkheid
  • besmettelijkheidstate or condition of being contagious
Finnish tarttuvuus
  • tarttuvuusstate or condition of being contagious
French contagiosité
  • contagiositéstate or condition of being contagious
German Kontagiosität, Ansteckungsfähigkeit
  • Kontagiositätstate or condition of being contagious
  • Ansteckungsfähigkeitstate or condition of being contagious
Greek μεταδοτικότητα
  • μεταδοτικότητα (metadotikótita)state or condition of being contagious
Hungarian fertőzőség
  • fertőzőségstate or condition of being contagious
Icelandic smithætta
  • smithættastate or condition of being contagious
Irish gabhálacht
  • gabhálachtstate or condition of being contagious
Italian contagiosità, propagabilità
  • contagiositàstate or condition of being contagious
  • propagabilitàstate or condition of being contagious
Polish zaraźliwość
  • zaraźliwośćstate or condition of being contagious
Portuguese contagiosidade
  • contagiosidadestate or condition of being contagious
Russian зара́зность
  • зара́зность (zaráznostʹ)state or condition of being contagious
Spanish contagiosidad
  • contagiosidadstate or condition of being contagious
Swedish smittsamhet
  • smittsamhetstate or condition of being contagious
Turkish bulaşıcılık
  • bulaşıcılıkstate or condition of being contagious
Cite this entry
APA

contagiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagiousness

MLA

“contagiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagiousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contagiousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagiousness.

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