immortal
/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/
UK: /ɪˈmɔːtəl/
immortal
English
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Definition
Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
Etymology
From Latin immortālis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mortālis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis), equivalent to im- + mortal. Displaced native undeadly, from Old English undēadlīċ.
Example Sentences
- "his immortal words"
- "I have immortal longings in me."
- "immortal and mercyless butchery"
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