Noun: immunity i'myoo-ni-tee
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
"Her strong immunity helped her avoid catching the flu";
- resistance
- The state of not being susceptible
"immunity to rust";
- unsusceptibility
- The quality of being unaffected by something
"immunity to criticism"
- An act exempting someone
"he was granted immunity from prosecution"; "The prosecutor's granting immunity to the witness was crucial for the case";
- exemption, granting immunity
Derived forms: immunities
Type of: condition, discharge, invulnerability, release, status, waiver
Antonym: susceptibility
Encyclopedia: Immunity, herd