communicable

== English == === Etymology === From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/ === Adjective === communicable (comparative more communicable, superlative most communicable) (epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals. Hypernym: infectious Synonyms: transmissible, spreadable, catching (but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers) Antonyms: nontransmissible, noncommunicable Hyponym: contagious Readily communicated. Antonyms: incommunicable, ineffable Talkative or expansive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== communicability ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From communiquer +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.my.ni.kabl/ === Adjective === communicable (plural communicables) communicable === Further reading === “communicable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012