noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪˈmjuːnəti/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
Protective resistance against disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
An exemption from prosecution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
An exemption from penance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the fewest points.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A resistance to a specific thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
Superbugs are bacteria that develop an immunity to antibiotics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
an act exempting someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was granted immunity from prosecution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exemption, granting immunity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: release, waiver, discharge
Narrower terms: fix, official immunity, sovereign immunity, use immunity, testimonial immunity
8
noun
Meaning 8
the quality of being unaffected by something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
immunity to criticism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: invulnerability
9
noun
Meaning 9
the state of not being susceptible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unsusceptibility to rust
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unsusceptibility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
Narrower terms: exemption, freedom
10
noun
Meaning 10
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization. Equivalent to immune + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَصَانَة
(ḥaṣāna)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Arabic:
مَنَاعَة
(manāʕa)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Armenian:
իմունիտետ
(imunitet)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Azerbaijani:
immunitet
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Bulgarian:
имунитет
(imunitet)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Catalan:
immunitat
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Chinese Mandarin:
免疫
(miǎnyì)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Chinese Mandarin:
免疫力
(miǎnyìlì)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Czech:
odolnost
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Czech:
imunita
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Dutch:
immuniteit
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Finnish:
immuniteetti
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Finnish:
vastustuskyky
— the quality of being resistant to infection
French:
immunité
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Galician:
inmunidade
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Georgian:
იმუნიტეტი
(imuniṭeṭi)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
German:
Immunität
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Hungarian:
immunitás
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Indonesian:
imunitas
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Irish:
imdhíonacht
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Italian:
immunità
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Japanese:
免疫
(men'eki)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Japanese:
免疫力
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Korean:
면역
(myeonyeok)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Northern Kurdish:
bergirî
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Luxembourgish:
Immunitéit
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Macedonian:
имунитет
(imunitet)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Māori:
awhikiri
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Māori:
āraimate
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Māori:
ārai mate
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Norwegian Bokmål:
immunitet
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Norwegian Nynorsk:
immunitet
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Persian:
ایمنی
(imeni)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Polish:
odporność
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Portuguese:
imunidade
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Russian:
иммуните́т
(immunitét)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Slovak:
imunita
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Spanish:
inmunidad
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Swedish:
immunitet
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Turkish:
bağışıklık
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Urdu:
مَناعَت
(manā'at)
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Welsh:
imiwnedd
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Welsh:
heintryddid
— the quality of being resistant to infection
Armenian:
անձեռնմխելիություն
(anjeṙnmxeliutʻyun)
— exemption from specified duties
Bulgarian:
освобождаване от
(osvoboždavane ot)
— exemption from specified duties
Czech:
imunita
— exemption from specified duties
Dutch:
immuniteit
— exemption from specified duties
Dutch:
vrijstelling
— exemption from specified duties
Finnish:
erivapaus
— exemption from specified duties
Georgian:
გათავისუფლება
(gatavisupleba)
— exemption from specified duties
German:
Freistellung
— exemption from specified duties
Irish:
díolúine
— exemption from specified duties
Japanese:
免責
(menseki)
— exemption from specified duties
Russian:
освобожде́ние
(osvoboždénije)
— exemption from specified duties
Slovak:
imunita
— exemption from specified duties
Turkish:
muafiyet
— exemption from specified duties
Welsh:
breinryddid
— exemption from specified duties
Armenian:
անձեռնմխելիություն
(anjeṙnmxeliutʻyun)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Bulgarian:
имунитет
(imunitet)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Czech:
imunita
— exemption from legal prosecution
Dutch:
immuniteit
— exemption from legal prosecution
Dutch:
onschendbaarheid
— exemption from legal prosecution
Finnish:
syytesuoja
— exemption from legal prosecution
Georgian:
იმუნიტეტი
(imuniṭeṭi)
— exemption from legal prosecution
German:
Immunität
— exemption from legal prosecution
Hungarian:
mentelmi jog
— exemption from legal prosecution
Irish:
díolúine
— exemption from legal prosecution
Italian:
immunità
— exemption from legal prosecution
Luxembourgish:
Immunitéit
— exemption from legal prosecution
Norwegian Bokmål:
immunitet
— exemption from legal prosecution
Norwegian Nynorsk:
immunitet
— exemption from legal prosecution
Persian:
مصونیت
(masuniyyat)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Polish:
immunitet
— exemption from legal prosecution
Russian:
неприкоснове́нность
(neprikosnovénnostʹ)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Russian:
иммуните́т
(immunitét)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Slovak:
imunita
— exemption from legal prosecution
Spanish:
inviolabilidad
— exemption from legal prosecution
Turkish:
dokunulmazlık
— exemption from legal prosecution
Turkish:
masuniyet
— exemption from legal prosecution
Ukrainian:
недоторканність
(nedotorkannistʹ)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Ukrainian:
імунітет
(imunitet)
— exemption from legal prosecution
Welsh:
breinryddid
— exemption from legal prosecution
Finnish:
koskemattomuus
— exemption given to a player
Finnish:
immuniteetti
— exemption given to a player
Turkish:
dokunulmazlık
— exemption given to a player
Armenian:
անձեռնմխելիություն
(anjeṙnmxeliutʻyun)
— resistance to a specific thing
Bulgarian:
неприкосновеност
(neprikosnovenost)
— resistance to a specific thing
Catalan:
immunitat
— resistance to a specific thing
Finnish:
vastustuskyky
— resistance to a specific thing
German:
Immunität
— resistance to a specific thing
Irish:
acmhainn
— resistance to a specific thing
Polish:
odporność
— resistance to a specific thing
Russian:
иммуните́т
(immunitét)
— resistance to a specific thing
Slovak:
imunita
— resistance to a specific thing
Slovak:
rezistentnosť
— resistance to a specific thing
Slovak:
odolnosť
— resistance to a specific thing
Spanish:
inmunidad
— resistance to a specific thing
Turkish:
bağışıklık
— resistance to a specific thing
Welsh:
breinryddid
— resistance to a specific thing
