insusceptibility

insusceptibility

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  • Insusceptibility — In sus*cep ti*bil i*ty, n. Lack of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insusceptibility to change — index indestructibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • insusceptibility — noun see insusceptible …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • insusceptibility — SYN: immunity. [L. suscipio, pp. ceptus, to take upon one, fr. sub, under, + capio, to take] * * * in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty (in″sə sep″tĭ bilґĭ te) the quality of not being susceptible; immunity …   Medical dictionary

  • insusceptibility — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The capacity to withstand: immunity, imper viousness, resistance, unsusceptibility. See RESIST …   English dictionary for students

  • insusceptibility — in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty || ɪnsÉ™septÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being unaffected, condition of being closed to influence, imperviousness; lack of sensitivity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • insusceptibility — in·susceptibility …   English syllables

  • insusceptibility — |in+ noun : the quality or state of being insusceptible : lack of susceptibility …   Useful english dictionary

  • insusceptible — insusceptibility, n. insusceptibly, adv. /in seuh sep teuh beuhl/, adj. not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually fol. by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection. [1595 1605; IN 3 + SUSCEPTIBLE]… …   Universalium

  • Immunity — The condition of being immune. Immunity can be innate (for example, humans are innately immune to canine distemper) or conferred by a previous infection or immunization. * * * 1. The status or quality of being immune (1). 2. Protection against… …   Medical dictionary

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