immunity
English Thesaurus
1. an act exempting someone (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | fix, |
| definition | : | an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | official immunity, |
| definition | : | personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sovereign immunity, |
| definition | : | an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | testimonial immunity, use immunity, |
| definition | : | an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination (noun.act) |
2. the quality of being unaffected by something (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | invulnerability, |
| definition | : | the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally) (noun.attribute) |
3. the state of not being susceptible (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | exemption, freedom, |
| definition | : | immunity from an obligation or duty (noun.state) |
4. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | immunogenicity, |
| definition | : | the property of eliciting an immune response (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acquired immunity, |
| definition | : | immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
5. an act exempting someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | secure against (adj.all) |
6. the quality of being unaffected by something (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence (adj.all) |
7. the state of not being susceptible (noun.state)
8. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | relating to the condition of immunity (adj.pert) |
9. an act exempting someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | secure against (adj.all) |
10. the quality of being unaffected by something (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence (adj.all) |
11. the state of not being susceptible (noun.state)
12. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | relating to the condition of immunity (adj.pert) |
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