Synonyms: transmissible, transmittable, catching, communicable, contagious, contractable
Definition: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Similar words: infectious
Definition: easily spread
Usage: fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders- Bertrand Russell
Synonyms: hereditary, transmissible, ancestral, patrimonial
Definition: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Usage: ancestral home; ancestral lore; hereditary monarchy; patrimonial estate; transmissible tradition
Similar words: heritable, inheritable
Definition: capable of being inherited
Usage: inheritable traits such as eye color; an inheritable title
Synonyms: transmissible, transmitted, hereditary, inherited, familial, genetic
Definition: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Usage: an inherited disease; familial traits; genetically transmitted features
Similar words: heritable, inheritable
Definition: capable of being inherited
Usage: inheritable traits such as eye color; an inheritable title