immunity meaning and definition

IMMUNITY noun

Definition of immunity (noun)

1. the state of not being susceptible
   • "unsusceptibility to rust"
   • synonyms: unsusceptibility
   • antonym: susceptibility
2. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
   • synonyms: resistance
3. the quality of being unaffected by something
   • "immunity to criticism"
4. an act exempting someone
   • "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
   • synonyms: exemption, granting immunity