Billy Dee Williams was born William December Williams on April 6, 1937 in New York City. Billy Dee has notched up an impressive array of film and television appearances over the past 50+ years. He is easily best known to international film audiences as the roguish Lando Calrissian in the last two episodes of the original Star Wars-trilogy: Star ... See full bio Â».
Definition of contagious for English Language Learners. : 1  able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching. : 2  having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by touching. : 3  capable of being easily spread to others : causing other people to feel or act a similar way.
The noun CONTAGION has 3 senses: 1. any disease easily transmitted by contact. 2. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted. 3. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people. Familiarity information: CONTAGION used as a noun is uncommon.