Immunity vs Infectious - What's the difference?
immunity | infectious |
(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
# (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
# (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
# (law) An exemption from prosecution.
# (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
(pathology, of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
As a noun immunity
is (uncountable) the state of being insusceptible to something; notably:.As an adjective infectious is
(pathology|of an illness) transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.immunity
English
Noun
- Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.
- Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities .
- The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.
- After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the least amount of points.
Synonyms
* exemption * free pass * get out of jail free cardinfectious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Cancer is not infectious .
- More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
- Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious .
- Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious .
- Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.
