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contagiousness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or condition of being contagious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

contagious + -ness

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: contagiositat — state or condition of being contagious
  • Chinese Mandarin: 接觸傳染力 /接触传染力 (jiēchù chuánrǎnlì) — state or condition of being contagious
  • Czech: nakažlivost — state or condition of being contagious
  • Danish: smitsomhed — state or condition of being contagious
  • Dutch: besmettelijkheid — state or condition of being contagious
  • Finnish: tarttuvuus — state or condition of being contagious
  • French: contagiosité — state or condition of being contagious
  • Georgian: გადამდებობა (gadamdeboba) — state or condition of being contagious
  • Georgian: კონტაგიოზურობა (ḳonṭagiozuroba) — state or condition of being contagious
  • German: Kontagiosität — state or condition of being contagious
  • German: Ansteckungsfähigkeit — state or condition of being contagious
  • Greek: μεταδοτικότητα (metadotikótita) — state or condition of being contagious
  • Hungarian: fertőzőség — state or condition of being contagious
  • Icelandic: smithætta — state or condition of being contagious
  • Irish: gabhálacht — state or condition of being contagious
  • Italian: contagiosità — state or condition of being contagious
  • Italian: propagabilità — state or condition of being contagious
  • Polish: zaraźliwość — state or condition of being contagious
  • Portuguese: contagiosidade — state or condition of being contagious
  • Russian: зара́зность (zaráznostʹ) — state or condition of being contagious
  • Spanish: contagiosidad — state or condition of being contagious
  • Swedish: smittsamhet — state or condition of being contagious
  • Turkish: bulaşıcılık — state or condition of being contagious