infectious

Questions about infectious

What does infectious mean?

infectious means "caused by infection or capable of causing infection". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in infectious?

infectious has 3 syllables: in-fec-tious. The stress falls on "fec". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs/.

What is another word for infectious?

Close synonyms include infective. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of infectious?

The recorded antonyms are noninfectious.

Is infectious a common word?

infectious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.