'Immune' definitions:
Definition of 'immune'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
adjective
Secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"
adjective
Relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) [syn: immune, resistant]
adjective
(usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion"
noun
A person who is immune to a particular infection
Definition of 'Immune'
From: GCIDE
- Immune \Im*mune"\, a. [L. immunis. See Immunity.]
- 1. Exempt; protected. -- {Im*mu"nize}, v. t. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) Protected from disease due to the action of the immune system, especially by having been inoculated against or previously exposed to a disease. [PJC]
- 3. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the immune system or the components of the immune system. [PJC]
- 4. Not responsive; as, immune to suggestion. [PJC]
Definition of 'Immune'
From: GCIDE
- Immune \Im*mune"\, n. One who is immune; esp., a person who is immune from a disease by reason of previous affection with the disease or inoculation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'immune'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- chartered,
- excepted,
- excused,
- exempt,
- exempted,
- favored,
- immunized,
- inoculated,
- insured,
- insusceptible,
- intact,
- invulnerable,
- irresponsible,
- let off,
- licensed,
- nonsusceptible to disease,
- permitted,
- privileged,
- protected,
- released,
- resistant,
- safe,
- safe and sound,
- secure,
- spared,
- unaccountable,
- unaffected,
- unanswerable,
- undamaged,
- unharmed,
- unhurt,
- unliable,
- unscathed,
- unsubject,
- unsusceptible,
- unthreatened,
- untouched,
- vaccinated
Words containing 'Immune'
- Immunities,
- Immunity,
- Immunize,
- immunization,
- immunized,
- acquired immunity,
- active immunity,
- diplomatic immunity,
- granting immunity,
- immune carrier,
- immune globulin,
- immune reaction,
- immune response,
- immune system,
- immune tolerance,
- immunizing agent,
- innate immunity,
- natural immunity,
- official immunity,
- passive immunity,
- racial immunity,
- sovereign immunity,
- testimonial immunity,
- transactional immunity,
- use immunity,
- humoral immune response,
- immune gamma globulin,
- immune serum globulin,
- immune suppressant drug,
- tetanus immune globulin,
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
- cell-mediated immune response