undying

American  

[uhn-dahy-ing] / ʌnˈdaɪ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. deathless; unending.

   Synonyms:

   enduring, perpetual, immortal, unceasing

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undying British  

/ ʌnˈdaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. unending; eternal

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Other Word Forms

• undyingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of undying

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at un- ¹, dying

Example Sentences

This forbids the Númenóreans from ever sailing even farther west, out of sight of their island home, or setting foot upon the Undying Lands, where the Valar and select among the Elves dwell.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

Philippo reprints two fine tales I’ve read elsewhere — Amelia B. Edwards’s “My Brother’s Ghost Story” and Barry Pain’s “The Undying Thing” — but all his other choices were unfamiliar to me.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

Sections of Qarth in the Essos continent were also filmed here, with the Minceta Tower used as the exterior of the House of The Undying.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2014

That said I'm really itching to get to the House of the Undying now – it's been built it up so much, can't we just go there now?

From The Guardian • May 21, 2012

"Daenerys of House Targaryen, be welcome. Come and share the food of forever. We are the Undying of Qarth."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin