Immunity meaning

What does “immunity” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“immunity” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the state of not being susceptible.

immunity

noun

  1. the state of not being susceptible

    “unsusceptibility to rust”

  2. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

    Synonymsresistance
  3. the quality of being unaffected by something

    “immunity to criticism”

  4. an act exempting someone

    “he was granted immunity from prosecution”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University