immortal

CEFRB2

/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to die or lasting forever.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Connected with or relating to immortality.

Examples

  • During these years he wrote immortal poems.

  • He believed his immortal soul was in peril.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

  2. Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

  3. Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.

More examples

In context

  • Plato held that the soul is immortal.

  • Anand's Immortal

  • his immortal words

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Origin

adjective

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. The term referring to the Persian soldiers was a Calque of Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος (athánatos). One suggestion claimed that "Immortals" were named by the ancient Greeks because wounded soldiers were quickly replaced, while another claimed that it was because Greek informants confused Old Persian *anauša- (“immortal, without death”) with Old Persian *anūšiya- (“companion, royal bodyguard”).