n.
Pronunciation: i- ' myün
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin immunis, from in- + munia services, obligations; akin to Latin munus service ― more at MEAN
Date: 15th century
1 a : FREE , EXEMPT < immune from further taxation> b : marked by protection <some criminal leaders are immune from arrest>
2 : not susceptible or responsive < immune to all pleas> especially : having a high degree of resistance to a disease < immune to diphtheria>
3 a : having or producing antibodies or lymphocytes capable of reacting with a specific antigen <an immune serum> b : produced by, involved in, or concerned with immunity or an immune response < immune agglutinins> < immune globulins>
– immune noun