noncommunicable

1. 1.

   (of disease) not capable of being passed on

   Synonymsnoncontagiousnontransmissible

   Similarnoninfectious

Questions about noncommunicable

What does noncommunicable mean?

noncommunicable means "(of disease) not capable of being passed on".

How many syllables are in noncommunicable?

noncommunicable has 6 syllables: non-com-mu-ni-ca-ble. The stress falls on "ni".

What is another word for noncommunicable?

Close synonyms include noncontagious, nontransmissible. 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.