IMMUNE

Pronunciation (US):

• IMMUNE (noun)
  The noun IMMUNE has 1 sense:

1. a person who is immune to a particular infection

  Familiarity information: IMMUNE used as a noun is very rare.

• IMMUNE (adjective)
  The adjective IMMUNE has 4 senses:

1. relating to the condition of immunity
2. secure against
3. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
4. (usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence

  Familiarity information: IMMUNE used as an adjective is uncommon.

• IMMUNE (noun)

Meaning:

A person who is immune to a particular infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("immune" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "immune"):

carrier; immune carrier ((medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others)

• IMMUNE (adjective)

Meaning:

Relating to the condition of immunity

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the immune system

Pertainym:

immunity (the state of not being susceptible)

Meaning:

Secure against

Context examples:

immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda / immune from criminal prosecution

Similar:

exempt ((of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject)

Meaning:

Relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

Synonyms:

resistant; immune

Similar:

insusceptible; unsusceptible (not susceptible to)

Meaning:

(usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence

Context example:

immune to persuasion

Similar:

unaffected (undergoing no change when acted upon)