immunity
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immunity
- /ɪˈmjuːnəti/
Where it comes from
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. Displaced native Old English frēols (“privilege, immunity”).
noun immunities
- Protective resistance against disease. Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.
- An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services. Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.
- An exemption from prosecution. The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.
- An exemption from penance. Nevertheless, his reason rebelled, and his sense of religion by no means allowed the justice of refusing the amiable, handsome, and wealthy Englishman, whom his sweet child preferred, and who was perfectly willing that the signora should enjoy all the liberty required by her conscience and her churc
- An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play. After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the fewest points.
- A resistance to a specific thing. Superbugs are bacteria that develop an immunity to antibiotics.
Similar: exemption, free pass, get out of jail free card · Opposite: susceptibility
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exemption, unsusceptibility, granting immunity, immunology, immunization, immunologic, immunodeficiency, antibody, arthritis, respiratory, asylum, protection, integrity, sanctity, waiver, immune
noun
Similar: exemption, free pass, get out of jail free card · Opposite: susceptibility
Translations
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noun the quality of being resistant to infection
| Español | inmunidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 면역 myeonyeok |
| 日本語 | 免疫 men'eki, 免疫力 |
| 中文 | 免疫 miǎnyì, 免疫力 miǎnyìlì |
| Português | imunidade |
| Français | immunité |
| Deutsch | Immunität |
| Italiano | immunità |
| Русский | иммуните́т immunitét |
| العربية | حَصَانَة ḥaṣāna, مَنَاعَة manāʕa |
noun exemption from specified duties
| 日本語 | 免責 menseki |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Freistellung |
| Русский | освобожде́ние osvoboždénije |
noun exemption from legal prosecution
| Español | inviolabilidad |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Immunität |
| Italiano | immunità |
| Русский | неприкоснове́нность neprikosnovénnostʹ, иммуните́т immunitét |
noun resistance to a specific thing
| Español | inmunidad |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Immunität |
| Русский | иммуните́т immunitét |
Talk about this word "immunity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/immunity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. immunity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/immunity "immunity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immunity.Cite this
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title = {immunity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immunity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
