immortal

[ ih-mawr-tl ]

/ ɪˈmɔr tl /

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adjective

not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.

remembered or celebrated through all time: the immortal words of Lincoln.

not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.

perpetual; lasting; constant: an immortal enemy.

of or relating to immortal beings or immortality.

(of a laboratory-cultured cell line) capable of dividing indefinitely.

noun

an immortal being.

a person of enduring fame: Bach, Milton, El Greco, and other immortals.

the Immortals, the 40 members of the French Academy.

(often initial capital letter) any of the gods of classical mythology.

Origin of immortal

1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Latin immortālis. See im-², mortal

SYNONYMS FOR immortal

8 giant, titan, genius.

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OTHER WORDS FROM immortal

im·mor·tal·ly, adverb qua·si-im·mor·tal, adjective qua·si-im·mor·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby immortal

immoral, immoralism, immoralist, immorality, immoralize, immortal, immortality, immortalize, immortals, immortelle, immotile

Example sentences from the Web for immortally

And far within all forms that change, they confront all men forevermore in things that immortally abide.

Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; |Clark S. Beardslee
They began to reflect the strange background of dreams, politics, suffering and heroism that is immortally Irish.

Modern British Poetry |Various
They had not even comic satirists to keep their names alive "immortally immerded."

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) |John Addington Symonds
Perhaps I had done her injustice, and she was as immortally fresh and fair as be conceived her.

The Madonna of the Future |Henry James

The great name inseparably and immortally linked with it is that of Stanley.

An African Adventure |Isaac F. Marcosson

British Dictionary definitions for immortally

immortal

/ (ɪˈmɔːtəl) /

adjective

not subject to death or decay; having perpetual life

having everlasting fame; remembered throughout time

everlasting; perpetual; constant

of or relating to immortal beings or concepts

noun

an immortal being

(often plural) a person who is remembered enduringly, esp an author Dante is one of the immortals

Derived forms of immortal

immortality, noun immortally, adverb

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adjective

noun

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immortal

adjective

noun

Origin of immortal

SYNONYMS FOR immortal

OTHER WORDS FROM immortal

Words nearby immortal

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