immune
Exempt; not subject to.
Example
“As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.”
Other meanings
Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
“I am immune to chicken pox.”
Not vulnerable.
“Alas, he was immune to my charms.”
Antonyms
- susceptible
- vulnerable
Related words
- counterimmune
- immunify
- immunology
- immunome
- immunomics
- isoimmune
- preimmune
- auto-immune
- cell-mediated immune response
- gay-related immune deficiency
- immune privilege
- alloimmune
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "immūnis" (exempt from public service).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “immune” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.