immortal
Americanadjective
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not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying.
our immortal souls.
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remembered or celebrated through all time.
the immortal words of Lincoln.
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not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.
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perpetual; lasting; constant.
an immortal enemy.
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of or relating to immortal beings or immortality.
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(of a laboratory-cultured cell line) capable of dividing indefinitely.
adjective
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not subject to death or decay; having perpetual life
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having everlasting fame; remembered throughout time
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everlasting; perpetual; constant
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of or relating to immortal beings or concepts
noun
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an immortal being
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(often plural) a person who is remembered enduringly, esp an author
Dante is one of the immortals
Other Word Forms
- immortality noun
- immortally adverb
- quasi-immortal adjective
- quasi-immortally adverb
Etymology
Origin of immortal
1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Latin immortālis. See im- 2, mortal
Example Sentences
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It’s quite simple, really: Dickens’ story is an immortal tale of the capacity for human kindness.
From Salon
His immortal creatures are dull, repetitive, empty; they express the ancient Greeks’ idea that the immortal gods suffer from terminal boredom.
It’s the damage that makes him seem immortal, not just what he lived through but how he survived.
When his son, Hamnet, dies at age 11, it ignites the creation of a certain immortal play that sounds a lot like his name.
From Los Angeles Times
"We send our most heartfelt sympathy to his beloved family. Let us all take comfort in his immortal line: 'Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else'."
From BBC
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