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contagious disease vs venereal disease

venereal disease vs contagious disease

contagious disease and venereal disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contagious disease Yes No No No
venereal disease Yes No No No
As nouns, venereal disease is a hyponym of contagious disease; that is, venereal disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contagious disease:
  • contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
  • venereal disease: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
contagious disease (noun) venereal disease (noun)
any disease easily transmitted by contact a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Difference between contagious disease and venereal disease

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