insusceptible
[ in-suh-sep-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn səˈsɛp tə bəl /
adjective
not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
Origin of insusceptible
First recorded in 1595–1605;
in-3 +
susceptible
OTHER WORDS FROM insusceptible
in·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun in·sus·cep·ti·bly, adverbWords nearby insusceptible
insurmountable,
insurrection,
insurrectionary,
insurrectionize,
insusceptibility,
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inswept,
inswing,
inswinger,
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Example sentences from the Web for insusceptibility
This insusceptibility or immunity may be either natural or acquired.
A Civic Biology |George William HunterInsusceptibility is occasionally met with, both in the cow and in man, but it is very rare.
British Dictionary definitions for insusceptibility
insusceptible
/ (ˌɪnsəˈsɛptəbəl) /
adjective
(when postpositive, usually foll by to)
not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to)
Derived forms of insusceptible
insusceptibility, noun insusceptibly, adverbMedical definitions for insusceptibility
insusceptibility
[ ĭn′sə-sĕp′tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The state or condition of not being susceptible to a disease or infection; immunity.