[{"word":"contagious","phonetic":"/kənˈteɪdʒəs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kənˈteɪdʒəs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.","synonyms":["catching","infectious"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!"},{"definition":"Easily passed on to others.","synonyms":["infectious"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time."},{"definition":"(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people."}],"synonyms":["catching","infectious","infectious"],"antonyms":["non-contagious"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contagious"]}]