Communicable vs Contagious - What's the Difference?

Communicable

Contagious

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • readily communicated
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Definition as Adjective
  • easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Examples

  • "communicable ideas"
  • "a contagious grin"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective