Definitions
- Describing a person or animal's ability to resist or fight off a disease or infection. - Referring to a person or group's protection from something harmful, such as criticism or negative effects. - Talking about a substance or treatment that can prevent or cure a disease or infection.
- Describing a material or surface that cannot be penetrated or affected by something, such as water or heat. - Referring to a person or group's resistance to influence or persuasion. - Talking about a situation or circumstance that cannot be changed or affected by external factors.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a state of being resistant or protected.
- 2Both words can be used to describe physical or metaphorical situations.
- 3Both words convey a sense of strength or invincibility.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Immune is more commonly used in medical or biological contexts, while impervious is more often used in physical or metaphorical contexts.
- 2Focus: Immune emphasizes protection from disease or infection, while impervious emphasizes protection from external factors or influences.
- 3Degree: Impervious implies a higher degree of resistance or protection than immune.
- 4Connotation: Immune has a neutral or positive connotation, while impervious can have a negative connotation of being unyielding or inflexible.
Remember this!
Immune and impervious both describe a state of being resistant or protected, but they differ in their usage, focus, degree, connotation, and etymology. Immune is commonly used in medical or biological contexts and emphasizes protection from disease or infection, while impervious is more often used in physical or metaphorical contexts and emphasizes protection from external factors or influences. Impervious implies a higher degree of resistance or protection than immune, but it can have a negative connotation of being unyielding or inflexible.
