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nonimmune

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not immune; lacking immunity

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • a nonimmune patient

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unrelated to the immune system

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • a nonimmune response

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • liable to diabetes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liable(p), nonresistant, unresistant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune English nonimmune From non- + immune.