nonimmune

N1O1N1I1M3M3U1N1E1

adjective

Not immune; lacking immunity

“a nonimmune patient”

Similar
liablenonresistantunresistantsusceptible
OriginEnglish immune ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

adjectivenonimmune (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineNot immune; lacking immunity

    a nonimmune patient

  2. not comparablemedicineUnrelated to the immune system

    a nonimmune response

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(often followed by ‘to’) likely to be affected with

Similar
liablenonresistantunresistantsusceptible
Also see
liablenonresistantunresistant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  4. Proto-Italic*moinos
  5. Latinmūnus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  9. Latinin-
  10. Latinin- -is
  11. Latinimmūnis
  12. Middle Frenchimmun
  13. Englishimmune
  14. Englishnonimmune

From non- + immune.

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APA

nonimmune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonimmune

MLA

“nonimmune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonimmune. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonimmune,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonimmune.

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