cold vs communicable disease

communicable disease vs cold

cold and communicable disease both are nouns.

cold is an adjective but communicable disease is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cold	Yes	Yes	No	No
communicable disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, communicable disease is a hypernym of cold; that is, communicable disease is a word with a broader meaning than cold:

cold: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
communicable disease: a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

Other hypernyms of cold include respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness.

cold (noun)	communicable disease (noun)
the absence of heat	a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
the sensation produced by low temperatures
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

cold (adjective)	communicable disease (adjective)
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
lacking the warmth of life
of a seeker; far from the object sought
without compunction or human feeling
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
marked by errorless familiarity
having lost freshness through passage of time
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
sexually unresponsive
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

Difference between cold and communicable disease

Words related to "communicable disease"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.