Added 9 October 2026
immortal
/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/ adjective
In Latin: immortalis, aeternus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immortal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
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Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
his immortal words
- Connected with or relating to immortality.
noun
- One who is not susceptible to death.
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A preeminent or exemplary person or thing; a paragon. A game of chess of especially high quality and entertainment, regarded as one of the best in history.
Anand's Immortal
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A game of chess of especially high quality and entertainment, regarded as one of the best in history.
Anand's Immortal
Origin
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”).
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