Definitions for immunity
ɪˈmyu nɪ tiim·mu·ni·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. unsusceptibility, immunitynoun

   the state of not being susceptible

   "unsusceptibility to rust"

2. immunity, resistancenoun

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

3. immunitynoun

   the quality of being unaffected by something

   "immunity to criticism"

4. exemption, immunity, granting immunitynoun

   an act exempting someone

   "he was granted immunity from prosecution"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. immunitynoun

   The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:

2. immunitynoun

   A resistance to a specific thing.

3. Etymology: From immunitas, in the legal sense; the medical use was borrowed from German or French

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immunitynoun

   Etymology: immunité, French; immunitas, Latin.

   1. Discharge from any obligation.

   Of things harmless whatsoever there is, which the whole church doth observe, to argue for any man's immunity from observing the same, it were a point of most insolent madness. Richard Hooker.

   2. Privilege; exemption.

   Granting great immunities to the commons, they prevailed so far as to cause Palladius to be proclaimed successor. Philip Sidney.

   Simon sent to Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Tryphon did was to spoil. 1 Mac. xiii. 34.

   The laity invidiously aggravate the rights and immunities of the clergy. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   3. Freedom.

   Common apprehensions entertain the antidotal condition of Ireland, conceiving only in that land an immunity from venomous creatures. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   But this annex'd condition of the crown,
   Immunity from errors, you disown. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immunity

   Immunity refers to the biological ability of an organism to resist or prevent disease, typically by neutralizing or eliminating foreign substances or cellular components. This process is facilitated by the immune system, which can provide either innate (non-specific) immunity or adaptive (specific) immunity, often developing after exposure to specific pathogens or by vaccination. Immunity can also refer to a legal protection or exemption from certain obligations or penalties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immunityadjective

   freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy

2. Immunityadjective

   freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error

3. Etymology: [L. immunitas, fr. immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunit. See Common, and cf. Mean, a.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immunity

   Nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Invulnerability
   • Medicine

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immunity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immunity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of immunity in a Sentence

1. Steven Davis:

   He had a verbal immunity with some FBI agents and the government, that's my opinion, they were protecting all their activities. And when murder came in the picture, they were so deep in with these criminals that they had to fix things, change things, cover up.

2. Tim Scott:

   If Chuck Grassley take qualified immunity out of a deal, wouldn't Chuck Grassley lose all the Democrats on it completely ? i think you have answered your own question.

3. Andy Pekosz:

   Both types of immune responses will help us, but we really want to focus on getting the vaccination campaign up and going because that’s the stronger immunity and the longer lasting immunity.

4. Di Maio:

   It would be a serious problem for the government if anyone in the coalition presents an amendment (to restore immunity) without a deal (with us) beforehand.

5. Bill Hanage:

   We can likely get enough immunity in the population where the virus is not a major threat everywhere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=immunity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immunity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=immunity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunity