HOW TO PRONOUNCE
immune
/ˌɪmˈjun/
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Stress “mune,” with the sound of “myoon.”
Use two syllables, with the main beat on the second. Keep the y sound between m and oo, and finish directly with n rather than adding a final vowel.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The lesson describes the immune system.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does immune mean?
adjective
- Exempt; not subject to.
- Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- Not vulnerable.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to immunity.
noun
- A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
verb
- (rare) To make immune.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪmˈjun/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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The balloon can be inflated with greater ease at the base, where it is immune from interference by hostile fire.
As she walked down the corridor toward her room, she reflected that she was, in a manner, immune from evil tidings.
More book examples (2)
Their dogs, kept for working purposes, were immune from taxation, and they adopted this method of distinguishing the animals thus exempted.
She was the cannibal of the seas, and scarce needed that watchful eye, for she floated immune in the horror of her name.