immortal

1 of 2

adjective

im·​mor·​tal (ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-tᵊl How to pronounce immortal (audio)
1
: exempt from death
the immortal gods
2
: exempt from oblivion : imperishable
immortal fame
3
: connected with or relating to immortality
4
: able or tending to divide indefinitely
immortal cell lines produced in culture
immortally adverb

immortal

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: one exempt from death
b
immortals or Immortals plural : the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon
2
a
: a person whose fame is lasting
b
capitalized : any of the 40 members of the Académie Française

Examples of immortal in a Sentence

Adjective the age-old quest for immortal fame vowed that his hatred of that family was immortal and that someday he'd get his revenge
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Adjective
My Octopus Teacher Year: 2020 Run Time: 85 minutes Directors: Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed An Oscar-winning documentary that poses the immortal question: Does this man want to … sleep with an octopus? Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 On a night where the Intuit Dome crowd was cheering almost everything, the immortal Hulk Hogan was booed out of the building. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
And if Ichiro isn’t unanimous, well, that’ll be just as hard to explain as the voters who snubbed immortals such as Willie Mays (left off 23 ballots), Mickey Mantle (43) and Yogi Berra (59). Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 Since then, he’s helmed The Fall, as well as Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts, and Self/Less starring Ryan Reynolds. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immortal 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin immortalis, from in- + mortalis mortal

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of immortal was in the 14th century

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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

immortal

1 of 2 adjective
im·​mor·​tal (ˈ)im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl How to pronounce immortal (audio)
: living or lasting forever
immortally adverb

immortal

2 of 2 noun
1
: an immortal being
2
: a person whose fame is lasting
baseball immortals

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