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infectious meaning in Kannada

ಸೋಂಕಿನ

UK/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/

infectious in Kannada: ಸೋಂಕಿನ, ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ, ಅಂಟುಜಾಡ್ಯದ, ಹಬ್ಬಿಸುವ. In English, infectious means caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

Kannada words for infectious

ಸೋಂಕಿನ, ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ, ಅಂಟುಜಾಡ್ಯದ, ಹಬ್ಬಿಸುವ, ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸುವ, ಹರಡುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯುಳ್ಳ

English meaning of infectious

  1. adjective Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
  2. adjective Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
  3. adjective Spreading quickly from one person to another.
  4. adjective Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

Full definition of infectious

infectious in a sentence

  • Cancer is usually not infectious.
  • More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
  • Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.

infectious in other languages

Questions about infectious in Kannada

What is the meaning of infectious in Kannada?
Infectious in Kannada is ಸೋಂಕಿನ, ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ, ಅಂಟುಜಾಡ್ಯದ, ಹಬ್ಬಿಸುವ.
infectious ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Infectious: ಸೋಂಕಿನ, ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ, ಅಂಟುಜಾಡ್ಯದ, ಹಬ್ಬಿಸುವ.
What does infectious mean in English?
Infectious means caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: infectious (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: infectious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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