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Dictionary: catch·ing   (kăch'ĭng, kĕch'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Infectious.
  2. Attractive; catchy.

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adjective

    Capable of transmission by infection: communicable, contagious, infectious, taking. See move/halt.

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Definition: contagious (disease)
Antonyms: noncontagious


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Becoming infected; The act of detecting something adj. - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection Also: To be affected by.

pronunciation Passion, I see, is catching. — William Shakespeare, Source: Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 1

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smittende, indtagende

Nederlands (Dutch)
besmettelijk, boeiend

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd, fig) contagieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ansteckend, infektiös

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κολλητικός, μεταδοτικός, γοητευτικός

Italiano (Italian)
contagioso, attraente, vistoso, orecchiabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - contagiante, cativante

Русский (Russian)
заразный, прилипчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - contagioso, pegajoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smittsam, anslående, tilldragande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易传染的, 迷人的, 有魅力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易傳染的, 迷人的, 有魅力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전염성의, 매력적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 伝染性の, 魅力のある, 移りやすい, 魅力的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جذاب, فتان, معدي كمرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מנגעת (מחלה), מושך, שובה-לב, מידבקת‬


 
 
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