immune

immune

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English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French immun, from Latin immūnis (exempt from public service), from in- (not) + mūnus (service).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈmjuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Adjective

immune (comparative more immune, superlative most immune)

  1. (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
  2. (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
  3. (by extension) Not vulnerable.
  4. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.

Antonyms

  • susceptible
  • vulnerable

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

immune (plural immunes)

  1. (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease

Coordinate terms

  • infective
  • susceptible

Verb

immune (third-person singular simple present immunes, present participle immuning, simple past and past participle immuned)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make immune.

References

  • “immune”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Immune system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immūnis (exempt from public service).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [imˈmu.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [imˈmu.ne]

Adjective

immune m or f (masculine and feminine plural immunes)

  1. immune

Derived terms

  • immunitzar

Related terms

  • immunitat

Further reading

  • “immune” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

immune

  1. inflection of immun:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From Latin immūnis (exempt from public service).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imˈmu.ne/
  • Rhymes: -une
  • Hyphenation: im‧mù‧ne

Adjective

immune (plural immuni)

  1. immune, exempt, free, unscathed
    Synonyms: esente, libero

Related terms

Latin

Adjective

immūne

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of immūnis

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

immune

  1. definite singular and plural of immun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

immune

  1. definite singular and plural of immun

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