Communicable vs Contracting - What's the Difference?

Communicable

Contracting

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • becoming infected
Definition as Adjective
  • readily communicated
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Definition as Adjective

Examples

  • "communicable ideas"
  • "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Noun