Meaning & use
Immunities
Last updated
Protections from disease, legal liability, or obligation, or the biological resistances a body has developed against specific pathogens.
See it in a sentence
The vaccine boosted the children's immunities against several common infections.
Diplomats enjoy certain legal immunities that protect them from prosecution in the host country.
A note on using this word
Used in both medical contexts, referring to disease resistance, and legal contexts, referring to exemption from prosecution or liability.
Words with a similar meaning
resistancesprotections
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
vulnerabilitiessusceptibilities
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Immunities”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.