English noun: immunity |
1. | immunity (state) the state of not being susceptible |
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| Samples | Unsusceptibility to rust.
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| Synonyms | unsusceptibility |
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | exemption, freedom |
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| Antonyms | susceptibility, susceptibleness |
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2. | immunity (state) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease |
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| Synonyms | resistance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acquired immunity, immunogenicity, innate immunity, natural immunity |
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| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine |
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3. | immunity (attribute) the quality of being unaffected by something |
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| Samples | Immunity to criticism.
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| Broader (hypernym) | invulnerability |
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4. | immunity (act) an act exempting someone |
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| Samples | He was granted immunity from prosecution.
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| Synonyms | exemption, granting immunity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, release, waiver |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fix, official immunity, sovereign immunity, testimonial immunity, use immunity |
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