immunity
noun
[ ɪˈmjuːnɪti ]
• the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
• "immunity to typhoid seems to have increased spontaneously"
Similar:
resistance to,
resilience to,
non-susceptibility to,
lack of susceptibility to,
protection from,
ability to fight off,
ability to withstand,
ability to counteract,
defences against,
immunization against,
inoculation against,
Opposite:
susceptibility to,
• protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty.
• "the rebels were given immunity from prosecution"
Similar:
exemption,
exception,
freedom,
release,
impunity,
dispensation,
exoneration,
non-liability for,
a let-off,
derogation,
indemnity,
privilege,
prerogative,
special treatment,
right,
liberty,
licence,
permission,
asylum,
legal exemption,
protection,
carte blanche,
droit,
Origin:
late Middle English: in the sense ‘exemption (from a liability’): from Latin immunitas, from immunis (see immune).
