English-Thai Dictionary

immunity

N การ พ้น จาก ภาระ รับผิดชอบ  การ รอดพ้น จาก การ ลงโทษ  examption freedom kan-pon-jak-pa-ra-rab-pid-chob

 

immunity

N ภูมิคุ้มกัน โรค  ภูมิต้านทาน โรค  การ มี ภูมิคุ้มกัน โรค  inoculation vaccination pum-kum-kan-rok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMMUNITY

n.[L. immuinitas, from immunis, free, exempt; in and munus, charge, office, duty. ] 1. Freedom or exemption from obligation. To be exempted from observing the rites or duties of the church, is an immunity.
2. Exemption from any charge, duty, office, tax or imposition; a particular privilege; as the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.
3. Freedom; as an immunity from error.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMMUNITY

Im *mu "ni *ty, n.; pl. Immunities. Etym: [L. immunitas, fr. immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunité. See Common, and cf. Mean, a.]

 

1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.

 

2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

immunity

im mu ni ty |iˈmyo͞onitē ɪˈmjunədi | ▶noun ( pl. immunities ) 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. • protection or exemption from something, esp. an obligation or penalty: the rebels were given immunity from prosecution. • Law officially granted exemption from legal proceedings. • (immunity to ) lack of susceptibility, esp. to something unwelcome or harmful: products must have an adequate level of immunity to interference | exercises designed to build an immunity to fatigue. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘exemption (from a liability )’): from Latin immunitas, from immunis (see immune ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

immunity

im ¦mun |ity |ɪˈmjuːnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. immunities ) 1 [ mass noun ] 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. 2 protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty: the rebels were given immunity from prosecution. • Law officially granted exemption from legal proceedings or liability. • lack of susceptibility, especially to something unwelcome or harmful: products must have an adequate level of immunity to interference. ORIGIN late Middle English: in the sense ‘exemption (from a liability ’): from Latin immunitas, from immunis (see immune ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

immunity

immunity noun 1 an immunity to malaria: resistance to, nonsusceptibility to; ability to fight off, protection against, defenses against; immunization against, inoculation against. 2 immunity from prosecution: exemption, exception, freedom, release, dispensation, amnesty. 3 diplomatic immunity: indemnity, privilege, prerogative, right, liberty, license; legal exemption, impunity, protection. WORD LINKS immunology the branch of medicine to do with immunity to infection Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

immunity

immunity noun 1 the children have an immunity to malaria: 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. ANTONYMS susceptibility to. 2 the rebels were given immunity from prosecution: exemption, exception, freedom, release, impunity, dispensation, exoneration; non-liability for; informal a let-off; rare derogation. 3 he could not be sued since he possessed diplomatic immunity: indemnity, privilege, prerogative, special treatment, right, liberty, licence, permission; asylum; legal exemption, impunity, protection, freedom; French carte blanche; Law, historical droit. WORD LINKS immunity immunology branch of medicine to do with immunity Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

immunity

im mu ni ty /ɪmjúːnəti /名詞 U 1 【病気などに対する 】免疫 (性 ) «to , from , against » .2 【義務 税などの 】免除, 免責 «from » (→exemption ).3 【不快 有害なものから 】免れること, 守られること «from » .