Immune
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈmjuːn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Immune is an adjective meaning (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
Meaning
(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
More Meanings
- (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- (by extension) Not vulnerable.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.
- (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
- (rare, transitive) To make immune.
Example Sentences
immune system
I am immune to chicken pox.
Alas, he was immune to my charms.
We examined the patient's immune response.
Word Forms
- immunes
- immuning
- immuned
Synonyms for immune
Depending on context, synonyms include exempt, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, resistant, unaffectable.
Antonyms for immune
Common opposites include susceptible, vulnerable, affectable, nonimmune.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include resistant, exempt, unsusceptible, insusceptible, unaffected, safe.
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