English Online Dictionary. What means immune? What does immune mean?
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)
- (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
- (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- (by extension) Not vulnerable.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.
- immune system
Antonyms
- susceptible
- vulnerable
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
immune (plural immunes)
- (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)
- (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): (Valencia) [imˈmu.ne]
Adjective
immune m or f (masculine and feminine plural immunes)
- 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
- inflection of immun:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- 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)
- immune, exempt, free, unscathed
- Synonyms: esente, libero
Related terms
Latin
Adjective
immūne
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of immūnis
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
immune
- definite singular and plural of immun
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
immune
- definite singular and plural of immun