inmunidad
immunity
noun een-moo-nee-DAHD Rare
Origin: Latin immunitas (exemption)
Usage Note
Inmunidad is feminine (la inmunidad) and covers both biological immunity (inmunidad adquirida, 'acquired immunity') and legal/diplomatic immunity (inmunidad parlamentaria, 'parliamentary immunity'). The adjective is inmune and the verb inmunizar. The -dad ending is a reliable marker of feminine abstract nouns.
Examples
"La vacuna refuerza la inmunidad frente al virus."
Natural Translation
The vaccine boosts immunity against the virus.
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