All 4 Uses of
immune
in
The Secret Life of Bees
- August had been stung so many times she had immunity.
p. 92.8 *immunity = not in danger of suffering from something
- The last thing I wanted was to be like that, but I didn't want to be like T. Ray either, immune to everything but his own selfish life.
p. 96.0immune = resistant (not influenced by)
- Lost in the bees, I felt dropped into a field of enchanted clover that made me immune to everything, as if August has doused me with the bee smoker and quieted me down to the point I could do nothing but raise my arms and sway back and forth.
p. 150.9immune = not susceptible (not in danger from)
- Then, without warning, all the immunity wore off, and I felt the hollow, spooned-out space between my navel and breastbone begin to ache.
p. 150.9immunity = state of not being in danger of suffering from something
Definition:
not in danger of being affected by something -- especially a disease
or:
relating to disease resistance
or:
relating to disease resistance