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immune Definition

im·mune (i myo̵̅o̅n′)

adjective

  1. protected against something disagreeable or harmful
  2. not susceptible to some specified disease because of the presence of the specific antibodies
  3. of or relating to immunity or the immune system

Etymology: ME immuin < L immunis, free from public service, exempt < in-, without + munia, duties, functions < IE *moini-: see common

noun

an immune person

immune Synonyms

immune

modif.

free, exempt, unaffected by, resistant, invulnerable, protected, immunized, inoculated, hardened to, unsusceptible, privileged, not liable, excused, unanswerable, licensed, favored, let off*; see also exempt, safe 1.

immune Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • prosecution: In this case, the institution should be immune from prosecution should its Union contravene the law.
  • criticism: Nor are his theories immune from criticism [ 7 ] .
  • interference: Digital radio which gives a clearer signal, immune from interference and a greater selection of radio stations DAC Digital to Analog Converter.
  • attack: The fight he waged was such a desperate one that even in death he has not been immune from attack.
  • error: Only matters of faith, not of science, can be said to be immune from error.
  • action: The police themselves are immune from any action by the OFT but the operator isn't.

Modifying Another Word

  • virtually: Unlike WEP, WPA never actually transmits the key itself and thus is virtually immune to a simple packet sniffing attack.
  • practically: The overall result was a responsive, powerful engine practically immune to slipping with a very quiet beat.
  • seemingly: The US dollar is the world's reserve currency and is seemingly immune to the normal disciplines.
  • largely: Luckily, with the µ[mju: ] DIGITAL 720 SW, Olympus introduces a camera that is largely immune to such mishaps.
  • relatively: We tend to think farmers and fishers are weather sensitive while the rest of society is relatively immune.
  • naturally: Most healthy people are naturally immune to its effects, however weak or already ill people can be susceptible.

Modifies a noun

  • response: The most likely cause seems to be an abnormal immune response.
  • system: The immune system develops a defense against the antigen.
  • deficiency: Such definitions include many people with milder immune deficiency, which is generally not fatal.
  • suppression: In developing countries, cryptococcosis remains a major cause of death in patients with immune suppression.
  • evasion: In vivo immune evasion mediated by the herpes simplex virus type 1 immunoglobulin G Fc receptor.
  • cell: They work specifically on the key immune cells in the skin that are involved in causing the skin inflammation in atopic eczema.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: In an integrated global economy, no country can remain fully immune to international developments.
  • become: Some due to mutations become immune to certain antibiotics.