immune

Plural: immunes

Noun

• An individual protected from a disease due to immunity.
• a person who is immune to a particular infection
• A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease

Adjective

• relating to the condition of immunity
  • "the immune system"

Adjective Satellite

• secure against
  • "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"
  • "immune from criminal prosecution"
• relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
• (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence
  • "immune to persuasion"

Adj

• Exempt; not subject to.
• Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
• Not vulnerable.
• Of or pertaining to immunity.

Verb

• To make immune.

Examples

• After studying the dictionary, he felt immune to any obscure word challenges from his Words With Friends rival.
• Alas, he was immune to my charms.
• As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.
• I am immune to chicken pox.
• immune system
• We examined the patient's immune response.

Synonyms

resistant, -proof, exempt, immune, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, protected, unaffectable, unsusceptible

Antonyms

affectable, nonimmune, susceptible, vulnerable

Anagrams of immune