immortal
English
Etymology
From Latin immortālis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mortālis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɔɹtəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɔːtəl/
- Hyphenation: im‧mor‧tal
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təl
Adjective
immortal (not comparable)
- Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
- Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
- his immortal words
- Connected with or relating to immortality.
- Shakespeare
- I have immortal longings in me.
- Shakespeare
- (obsolete) Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hayward to this entry?)
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Related terms
- (never dying): indestructible, unabolishable, unextinguishable
- (being always remembered): unerasable
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Translations
not susceptible to death
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never to be forgotten
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Noun
immortal (plural immortals)
- One who is not susceptible to death.
- A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
- A member of the Académie française.
- (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.
- 1999, "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.announce)
- Tazmania/Middle Sphere is in need of builders, admin, and immortals. […] Immortals do not need experiance[sic].
- 1999, "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.announce)
Translations
one that is not susceptible to death
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