immune

The word “immune” means protected against a disease, usually through vaccination or prior infection. In plain terms, protected against something, whether it's an illness or a consequence.

“Immune” is pronounced ih-MYOON (/ɪˈmjuːn/ in IPA).

Here is “immune” used in a sentence: “After the vaccine, she was immune to the virus.”

Words with a similar meaning to “immune” include -proof, exempt, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious and protected.

The opposite of “immune” — its antonyms — are susceptible, vulnerable, affectable and nonimmune.

“Immune” is an adjective.

The word “immune” comes from Latin. From Middle French immun, from Latin immunis, "exempt from public service" (in- + munus, "service, duty").

“Immune” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Being vaccinated is one way to become immune, but the two are not identical. Immune means the body is protected against a disease, and that protection can come from vaccination or from a previous infection.

Immune generally implies full protection, so a disease does not take hold at all. Resistant implies reduced susceptibility rather than complete protection, meaning something is harder to affect but not necessarily untouchable.

The usual preposition is 'to,' as in immune to a disease or immune to criticism. 'Immune from' is used mainly for exemption, as in immune from prosecution.

Yes. In its second sense, immune means not affected by or exempt from something, as in 'immune to flattery' or 'immune from taxation.' This figurative use extends the medical idea of protection to other things.