immune
adjective
[ ɪˈmjuːn ]
• resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
• "they were naturally immune to hepatitis B"
• protected or exempt, especially from an obligation or the effects of something.
• "they are immune from legal action"
Similar:
resistant,
not subject,
not liable,
unsusceptible,
not vulnerable,
not open,
not exposed,
protected from,
safe from,
secure against,
not in danger of,
exempt from,
clear of,
free from,
unaffected by,
proof against,
freed from,
absolved from,
released from,
excused from,
relieved of,
spared from,
excepted from,
exempted from,
let off,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘free from (a liability’)): from Latin immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’. Senses relating to physiological resistance date from the late 19th century.
