insusceptible
not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
Origin of insusceptible
1Other words from insusceptible
- in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
- in·sus·cep·ti·bly, adverb
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How to use insusceptible in a sentence
Insusceptibility is occasionally met with, both in the cow and in man, but it is very rare.
Some individuals are refractory to vaccination, but complete insusceptibility is exceedingly rare.
This insusceptibility or immunity may be either natural or acquired.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for insusceptible
/ (ˌɪnsəˈsɛptəbəl) /
(when postpositive, usually foll by to) not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to)
Derived forms of insusceptible
- insusceptibility, noun
- insusceptibly, adverb
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