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immortal
[ ih-mawr-tl ]
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.
Synonyms: , ,
- the Immortals, the 40 members of the French Academy.
- (often initial capital letter) any of the gods of classical mythology.
immortal
/ ɪˈɔːə /
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
- ˌǰˈٲٲ, noun
- ˈǰٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ǰt· adverb
- ܲȴ-·ǰt adjective
- quasi-·ǰt· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
As brilliant as he was blunt, his immortal jokes live on in an archive of comedy albums throughout his career.
But in the end, Mantel has both men die in much the same manner: a faithful servant discarded by a king whose capricious whims, finally, abrased too roughly on the immortal soul.
I don't have powers the way the witches do, but I do have some job security with AMC because they've made me immortal on the show.
Now, he is immortal in Scottish football history after selling a dummy to Jefte, opening his body up, and slotting into the bottom corner like prime Thierry Henry.
A large proportion of Trump supporters, I suspect, had no coherent program in mind and just wanted to f**k s**t up, in the immortal phrase previously used by anarchists.
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