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immunity
[ ih-myoo-ni-tee ]
noun
- the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
Antonyms:
- the condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.
- the ability of a cell to react immunologically in the presence of an antigen.
- exemption from any natural or usual liability.
Antonyms:
- exemption from obligation, service, duty, or liability to taxation, jurisdiction, etc.:
The ambassador claimed diplomatic immunity when they arrested him for reckless driving.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- Law. exemption from criminal prosecution or legal liability or punishment on certain conditions.
- special privilege.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the exemption of ecclesiastical persons and things from secular or civil liabilities, duties, and burdens.
- a particular exemption of this kind.
immunity
/ ɪˈ³¾Âá³Ü˲Ôɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
- the ability of an organism to resist disease, either through the activities of specialized blood cells or antibodies produced by them in response to natural exposure or inoculation ( active immunity ) or by the injection of antiserum or the transfer of antibodies from a mother to her baby via the placenta or breast milk ( passive immunity ) See also acquired immunity natural immunity
- freedom from obligation or duty, esp exemption from tax, duty, legal liability, etc
- any special privilege granting immunity
- the exemption of ecclesiastical persons or property from various civil obligations or liabilities
immunity
/ Ä-³¾²â´ÇÌ…´Ç̅′²ÔÄ-³Ùŧ /
- The protection of the body from a disease caused by an infectious agent, such as a bacterium or virus. Immunity may be natural (that is, inherited) or acquired.
- See also acquired immunity
immunity
- The ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²âp±ð°ù·¾±³¾Â·³¾³Ün¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôi³¾Â·³¾³Ün¾±Â·³Ù²â noun plural nonimmunities
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±³¾Â·³¾³Ün¾±Â·³Ù²â noun plural selfimmunities
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Among those who did cooperate on the witness stand, former Toonerville member Mark Gonzales testified under a grant of immunity, and there was evidence suggesting other witnesses had received a benefit in exchange for testifying.â€
Survival International said the Sentinelese have made their wish to avoid outsiders clear over many years and underlined that such visits pose a threat to a community which has no immunity to outside diseases.
Measles destroys lymphocytes that defend against other bugs to make way for ones that defend against measles, an immunity won at the cost of other protections.
All of the carmakers and industry bodies involved, apart from Mercedes-Benz, which has been granted immunity from penalties, have now settled with the CMA.
Many took advantage of the policy, leaving the children in his practice well below the 95% threshold that experts say is needed to achieve herd immunity.
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