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catchable

catchable

4.7
Easy to get, especially an illness that spreads between people
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæʧəbl/
translation icon : contagioso
  • What makes a killer catchable?

So now like half capacity I guess makes it less, you know, catchable corona because of the social distancing thing or something.

Examples

  • So now like half capacity I guess makes it less, you know, catchable corona because of the social distancing thing or something.

  • The common cold is highly catchable in crowded places, especially during winter.

  • I think nothing is more viral and catchable and then authenticity.

  • Certain viruses are catchable from close contact with an infected person.

  • To avoid illness, it is important to stay away from catchable diseases during flu season.

Synonyms

contagious
vscatchable
108 3.1

Something that spreads from one person to another, like a disease or feeling

is limited to physical acquisition rather than spread of ideas or feelings
infectious
vscatchable
  • Specialized
76 3.9

A disease that can spread from one person to another

is the simple ability to be acquired, not the agent itself
highly contagious
vscatchable
9 3.4

A disease that spreads very easily between people

means ability to be acquired but without stressing extreme ease of spread
communicable
vscatchable
  • Specialized
9 4.2

Able to pass from one person to another and cause sickness

is the general, less technical term for the same transmissibility
transmissible
vscatchable
  • Specialized
3 5.3

Able to pass from one person or animal to another by infection

expresses the general ability to be caught rather than scientific focus
transmittable
vscatchable
2 3.9

Able to pass from one person or animal to another

is narrower everyday wording about being able to be acquired by people
infective
vscatchable
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Able to make people sick and spread disease

describes being able to be acquired rather than causing the infection
contractable
vscatchable
  • Specialized
7.1

Able to be caught from another person and make you sick

is the everyday idea of being able to be acquired by people
catching
vscatchable
3.5

Able to spread from one person to another, like a cold

focuses on general ability to be acquired, not ease of passing
contractible
vscatchable
  • Specialized
6.5

Easily caught and spread among people or animals

is broader everyday phrasing about being able to be acquired by people
spreadable
vscatchable
3.9

Able to pass from one person to another

is the everyday idea focused on being able to be acquired
highly infective
vscatchable
  • Specialized
5.6

Very likely to make people sick

expresses the basic ability to be acquired without implying extreme risk

Antonyms

2 4.2

So fast or clever that people cannot stop them

How Contagious

contagious
108 3.1
catchable
4.7

Surface Forms

catchable positive

Morphology

catchable = catch (transparent) = catch + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to 'catch', yielding 'able to be caught' in the sense of transmission or contraction.

Etymology

Catchable comes from the verb catch, which can mean 'get' an illness and shares the same root idea as capture. With the ending -able meaning 'able to', catchable describes an illness you can 'catch' from someone else.