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disease vs communicable disease

communicable disease vs disease

disease and communicable disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disease Yes No No No
communicable disease Yes No No No
As nouns, communicable disease is a hyponym of disease; that is, communicable disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease:
  • disease: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  • communicable disease: a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
disease (noun) communicable disease (noun)
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
Difference between disease and communicable disease

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