im·mor·tal
(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-tᵊl 
1
: living forever : incapable of dying
the immortal gods
2
: continuing forever : everlasting
immortal fame
immortal melodies
3
: connected with or relating to immortality
… I have immortal longings in me …—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare4
: able or tending to divide indefinitely
immortal cell lines produced in culture
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
Immortal
: 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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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Individual entities had their own Halls of Fame or groups of immortals, but there was nothing representing the region as a whole.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Many people know the history of deforestation, but far fewer know about the management of forests and groves as renewable and possibly immortal resources.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
But in the coterie world of theater connoisseurs, Mays has earned a place among acting immortals.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Individual entities had their own Halls of Fame or groups of immortals, but there was nothing representing the region as a whole.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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immortal
2 of 2 noun1
: an immortal being
2
: a person whose fame is lasting
baseball immortals
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