Immunity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of not being susceptible

(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmjˈuːnɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmjˈuːnɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾi/.

Examples

unsusceptibility to rust
immunity to criticism
he was granted immunity from prosecution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

granting immunity exemption resistance unsusceptibility

Antonyms

susceptibility

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of not being susceptible “unsusceptibility to rust”
noun	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
noun	the quality of being unaffected by something “immunity to criticism”
noun	an act exempting someone “he was granted immunity from prosecution”

Word Forms

unsusceptible	adjective	not susceptible to
immune	adjective	relating to the condition of immunity
resistant	adjective	relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Immunität

der Zustand der Nichtanfälligkeit

🇫🇷French

immunité

l'état de ne pas être susceptible

🇪🇸Spanish

inmunidad

el estado de no ser susceptible

🇮🇹Italian

immunità

lo stato di non suscettibilità

🇳🇱Dutch

immuniteit

de staat van niet vatbaar zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

imunidade

o estado de não ser suscetível

🇷🇺Russian

иммунитет

состояние невосприимчивости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता

अतिसंवेदनशील न होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

অনাক্রম্যতা

সংবেদনশীল না হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய் எதிர்ப்பு சக்தி

பாதிக்கப்படாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

రోగనిరోధక శక్తి

లొంగని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिकारशक्ती

संवेदनाक्षम नसण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોગપ્રતિકારક શક્તિ

સંવેદનશીલ ન હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ

ಒಳಗಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധശേഷി

ബാധിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ

ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

استثنیٰ

حساس نہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

免疫

不受影响的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

免疫

影響を受けない状態

🇰🇷Korean

면제

감수성이 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miễn dịch

trạng thái không nhạy cảm

🇹🇭Thai

ภูมิคุ้มกัน

สถานะของการไม่อ่อนแอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekebalan

keadaan tidak rentan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaligtasan sa sakit

ang estado ng hindi pagiging madaling kapitan

🇲🇾Malay

imuniti

keadaan tidak terdedah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحصانة

حالة عدم التعرض

🇮🇷Persian

مصونیت

حالت مستعد نبودن

🇹🇷Turkish

bağışıklık

duyarlı olmama durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסִינוּת

המצב של לא להיות רגיש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'immunity'?

The primary meaning of 'immunity' is 'the state of not being susceptible'.

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Using 'immunity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'immunity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'immunity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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