English Explanatory Dictionary

immunity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
  2. Protective resistance against disease.
  3. An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
  4. An exemption from prosecution.
  5. An exemption from penance.
  6. An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
  7. A resistance to a specific thing.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmjuːnəti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immunity.wav

Word forms

immunity immunities

Etymology

From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization. Equivalent to immune + -ity.

Synonyms

exemption free pass get out of jail free card

Antonyms

susceptibility

Derived words

absolute immunity adaptive immunity alloimmunity autoimmunity cell-mediated immunity chemoimmunity community immunity crown immunity cytoimmunity derivative use immunity dysimmunity herd immunity heteroimmunity homoimmunity humoral immunity hybrid immunity hyperimmunity hypoimmunity immunifacient immunity gap immunize immuno- immunology innate immunity isoimmunity neuroimmunity nonimmunity qualified immunity radioimmunity seroimmunity social immunity sovereign immunity superimmunity transactional immunity use immunity
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