Infectious word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "infectious" word

[adjective] easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell
[adjective] caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"

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\In*fec"tious\, a. [Cf. F. infectieux.] 1. Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious vices. Where the infectious pestilence. --Shak. 2. Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing. It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of manners . . . but it is infectious even to the best morals to live always in it. --Dryden. 3. (Law) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture. Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature. --Kent. 4. Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth. The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious. --W. Black. Syn: See {Contagious}.

Synonyms for infectious

catching, communicable, contagious, contaminating, contractable, corrupting, infective, septic, transmissible, transmittable

Antonyms: noninfectious

Related terms: catching, communicable, contagious, deadly, destructive, endemic, envenomed, epidemial, epidemic, epiphytotic, epizootic, infective, inoculable, irresistible, malign, malignant, mephitic, miasmal, miasmatic, miasmic, noxious, pandemic, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, sporadic, spreading, sympathetic, taking, toxic, toxicant, toxiferous, transmissible, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, virulent, zymotic

The fun area, different aproach to word »infectious«

Let's analyse "infectious" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOITCEFNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. ..-. . -.-. - .. --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: infectious: 9 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 3 = 32, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: infectious: 9 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 49, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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