immune

[ ih-myoon ]

/ ɪˈmyun /

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adjective

protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.

of or relating to the production of antibodies or lymphocytes that can react with a specific antigen: immune reaction.

exempt or protected: immune from punishment.

not responsive or susceptible: immune to new ideas.

noun

a person who is immune.

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Origin of immune

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin immūnis exempt, equivalent to im-im-² + -mūnis;see common

OTHER WORDS FROM immune

hy·per·im·mune, adjectivenon·im·mune, adjective

Words nearby immune

Immortals, immortelle, immotile, immovable, immoveables, immune, immune checkpoint inhibitor, immune checkpoint therapy, immune complex, immune response, immune serum

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How to use immune in a sentence

To get the US to herd immunity — when enough of the US population is immune so the virus no longer poses a major threat — by the end of the summer, America likely needs to hit an average of 2 million or 3 million doses a day.
Good news about America’s Covid-19 vaccine campaign|German Lopez|February 12, 2021|Vox
Someone who has had the vaccine and is immune to the virus may still test negative for certain antibodies, Murphy explained.
Why you shouldn’t get a covid antibody test after your vaccine|Lindsey Bever|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
At the time, this was really about Prodigy and AOL, but no one really cared, because no one really thought very much about what the impact would be of making Prodigy immune from tort lawsuits.
Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It?|Stephen Engelberg|February 9, 2021|ProPublica
Republicans are the most likely to say that they don’t plan to be vaccinated against the virus, a key step toward achieving saturation of immune individuals and therefore protecting the country broadly.
What you’re saying when you say that covering the coronavirus is partisan|Philip Bump|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

Members of a household, neighbors, or people living in long-term care facilities may be able to share the company of others who are also immune.
Covid-19 vaccines are great — but you still need to wear a mask for now|Umair Irfan|February 9, 2021|Vox
With enough changing of the influenza RNA over time, the vaccine no longer provokes the “right” immune response.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As a Washington attorney, he took on companies that seemed immune to change, even when they were ineffective.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their captors wore palm leaves, leopard skins, and magical relics to make themselves immune to bullets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also due to their unusual immune system, bats can remain healthy and able to travel even while infected.
Bats’ Link to Ebola Finally Solved|Carrie Arnold|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He believes, he has an instinct, that here is the heel of the German Colossus, otherwise immune to our arrows.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
School-children at times have what appears to be mere sore throat but which is really diphtheria in the naturally immune.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
She luxuriated in her little perilous letting-go—could toy with, and yet be immune from, a danger.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
If so, then Lieutenant Jervis is immune to the virus and is not a transmitter or carrier of it.
The Judas Valley|Gerald Vance
Even today the Emperor was not immune from the charms of feminine beauty.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for immune

immune

/ (ɪˈmjuːn) /

adjective

protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of innate or acquired resistance

relating to or conferring immunityan immune body See antibody

(usually postpositive foll by to) unsusceptible (to) or secure (against)immune to inflation

exempt from obligation, penalty, etc

noun

an immune person or animal

Word Origin for immune

C15: from Latin immūnis exempt from a public service, from im- (not) + mūnus duty

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