Word a Day
immune
What does immune mean?
immune (adjective): protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use immune in a sentence?
- I am immune to chicken pox. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce immune?
/ɪˈmjun/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does immune come from?
From Middle English, from Middle French immun, from Latin immūnis (“exempt from public service”), from in- (“not”) + mūnus (“service”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “immune” mean?
having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite
Not quite: that's what thin means.
protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
Right! That's what “immune” means.
likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
Not quite: that's what prominent means.
situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air
Not quite: that's what outdoor means.
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