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immunity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ɪˈmjuːnəti/

Etymology

From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization. Equivalent to immune + -ity. Displaced native Old English frēols (“privilege, immunity”).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably: ▸ Protective resistance against disease.
- Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.
(countable, uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably: ▸ An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
- Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.
(countable, uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably: ▸ An exemption from prosecution.
- The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.
(countable, uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably: ▸ An exemption from penance.
- Nevertheless, his reason rebelled, and his sense of religion by no means allowed the justice of refusing the amiable, handsome, and wealthy Englishman, whom his sweet child preferred, and who was perfectly willing that the signora should enjoy all the liberty required by her conscience and her church, together with such sums as should, from time to time, purchase the prayers of the faithful, and all other immunities, so far as his fortune furnished the means. 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 81:
(countable, in games and competitions, uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably: ▸ An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
- After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the fewest points.
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
- Superbugs are bacteria that develop an immunity to antibiotics.

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immunities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (99)

uk імунітет (exemption from legal prosecution) · cs imunita (exemption from legal prosecution) · bg имунитет (the quality of being resistant to infection) · bg освобождаване от (exemption from specified duties) · ar مَنَاعَة (the quality of being resistant to infection) · fi koskemattomuus (exemption given to a player) · nn immunitet (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ca immunitat (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ga díolúine (exemption from legal prosecution) · ja 免責 (exemption from specified duties) · ru иммуните́т (exemption from legal prosecution) · fr immunité (the quality of being resistant to infection) · nl immuniteit (exemption from legal prosecution) · mi awhikiri (the quality of being resistant to infection) · es inmunidad (resistance to a specific thing) · mi ārai mate (the quality of being resistant to infection) · tr dokunulmazlık (exemption from legal prosecution) · pl immunitet (exemption from legal prosecution) · kmr bergirî (the quality of being resistant to infection) · de Immunität (exemption from legal prosecution) · fi immuniteetti (the quality of being resistant to infection) · hy անձեռնմխելիություն (exemption from legal prosecution) · mk имунитет (the quality of being resistant to infection) · cy breinryddid (exemption from specified duties) · cy imiwnedd (the quality of being resistant to infection) · pt imunidade (the quality of being resistant to infection) · cmn 免疫 (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ca immunitat (resistance to a specific thing) · it immunità (exemption from legal prosecution) · nl immuniteit (exemption from specified duties) · nl vrijstelling (exemption from specified duties) · az immunitet (the quality of being resistant to infection) · sk imunita (exemption from legal prosecution) · ja 免疫力 (the quality of being resistant to infection) · uk недоторканність (exemption from legal prosecution) · tr masuniyet (exemption from legal prosecution) · ga acmhainn (resistance to a specific thing) · fi vastustuskyky (resistance to a specific thing) · nl onschendbaarheid (exemption from legal prosecution) · cs imunita (exemption from specified duties) · hy անձեռնմխելիություն (exemption from specified duties) · sk imunita (exemption from specified duties) · id imunitas (the quality of being resistant to infection) · hu mentelmi jog (exemption from legal prosecution) · cmn 免疫力 (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ru неприкоснове́нность (exemption from legal prosecution) · ka იმუნიტეტი (exemption from legal prosecution) · lb Immunitéit (exemption from legal prosecution) · tr dokunulmazlık (exemption given to a player) · sk imunita (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ru освобожде́ние (exemption from specified duties) · de Immunität (the quality of being resistant to infection) · es inviolabilidad (exemption from legal prosecution) · cy breinryddid (exemption from legal prosecution) · bg неприкосновеност (resistance to a specific thing) · ja 免疫 (the quality of being resistant to infection) · tr bağışıklık (resistance to a specific thing) · cy breinryddid (resistance to a specific thing) · fi syytesuoja (exemption from legal prosecution) · tr muafiyet (exemption from specified duties) · nb immunitet (the quality of being resistant to infection) · sk imunita (resistance to a specific thing) · nn immunitet (exemption from legal prosecution) · cs imunita (the quality of being resistant to infection) · hy իմունիտետ (the quality of being resistant to infection) · hy անձեռնմխելիություն (resistance to a specific thing) · es inmunidad (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ur مَناعَت (the quality of being resistant to infection) · hu immunitás (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ka გათავისუფლება (exemption from specified duties) · ru иммуните́т (resistance to a specific thing) · nl immuniteit (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ga díolúine (exemption from specified duties) · de Immunität (resistance to a specific thing) · fa ایمنی (the quality of being resistant to infection) · fa مصونیت (exemption from legal prosecution) · fi vastustuskyky (the quality of being resistant to infection) · bg имунитет (exemption from legal prosecution) · sk rezistentnosť (resistance to a specific thing) · ka იმუნიტეტი (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ga imdhíonacht (the quality of being resistant to infection) · pl odporność (resistance to a specific thing) · sv immunitet (the quality of being resistant to infection) · fi erivapaus (exemption from specified duties) · ar حَصَانَة (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ru иммуните́т (the quality of being resistant to infection) · ko 면역 (the quality of being resistant to infection) · cs odolnost (the quality of being resistant to infection) · gl inmunidade (the quality of being resistant to infection) · sk odolnosť (resistance to a specific thing) · tr bağışıklık (the quality of being resistant to infection) · nb immunitet (exemption from legal prosecution) · cy heintryddid (the quality of being resistant to infection) · mi āraimate (the quality of being resistant to infection) · de Freistellung (exemption from specified duties) · fi immuniteetti (exemption given to a player) · lb Immunitéit (the quality of being resistant to infection) · pl odporność (the quality of being resistant to infection) · it immunità (the quality of being resistant to infection)

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