immortal

/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/

UK: /ɪˈmɔːtəl/

immortal

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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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