| NOUN | state | immunity, unsusceptibility | the state of not being susceptible |
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| state | immunity, resistance | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease | |
| attribute | immunity | the quality of being unaffected by something | |
| act | immunity, exemption, granting immunity | an act exempting someone |
| Sounds | ihmyuw'nahtiy; ihmyuw'nihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The state of not being susceptible. | |
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| Synonym | unsusceptibility | |
| Narrower | exemption, freedom | immunity from an obligation or duty |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | susceptibility, susceptibleness | The state of being susceptible |
| Spanish | inmunidad | |
| Adjectives | immune | relating to the condition of immunity |
| Meaning | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. | |
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| Synonym | resistance | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Narrower | acquired immunity | immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life |
| immunogenicity | The property of eliciting an immune response | |
| natural immunity, innate immunity | immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | inmunidad | |
| Adjectives | immune | relating to the condition of immunity |
| immune | relating to or conferring immunity / immunity (to disease or infection) | |
| Meaning | The quality of being unaffected by something. | |
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| Example | "immunity to criticism" | |
| Broader | invulnerability | The property of being invulnerable |
| Spanish | inmunidad | |
| Catalan | immunitat | |
| Adjectives | immune | (usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence |
| Meaning | An act exempting someone. | |
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| Example | "he was granted immunity from prosecution" | |
| Synonyms | exemption, granting immunity | |
| Narrower | fix | An exemption granted / granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear |
| official immunity | personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured / injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority | |
| sovereign immunity | An exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent | |
| use immunity, testimonial immunity | An exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination | |
| Broader | release, waiver, discharge | A formal written statement of relinquishment |
| Spanish | dispensa, exención, inmunidad | |
| Catalan | dispensa, exempció, immunitat | |
| Adjectives | immune | secure against |
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