Definition of IMMORTAL

immortal

Plural: immortals

Noun

  • One not subject to death; a being with eternal life.
  • a person (such as an author) of enduring fame
    • "Shakespeare is one of the immortals"
  • any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
  • One who is not susceptible to death.
  • A preeminent or exemplary person or thing; a paragon.
  • 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.
  • A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
  • A member of the Académie française.
  • An administrator of a multi-user dungeon.

Adjective

  • not subject to death

Adj

  • Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
  • Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
  • Connected with or relating to immortality.
  • Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.

Examples

  • Anand's Immortal
  • his immortal words
  • Winning the Scrabble championship made him feel like an immortal among mere mortals.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

mortal

Scrabble Score: 12

immortal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
immortal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
immortal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

immortal: valid Words With Friends Word