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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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Steele’s performance as the evil, immortal witch will make your blood run cold, with her steely distance contrasting with the movie’s lush black-and-white cinematography.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson headline this unhinged British musical, in which Merlin the Magician (Starr, who also produced) tries to convince Nilsson's reluctant immortal to assume the family throne.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Hounsou is an immortal warrior from Africa, while Abela is MacLeod’s modern romantic interest.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Steele’s performance as the evil, immortal witch will make your blood run cold, with her steely distance contrasting with the movie’s lush black-and-white cinematography.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Irons is the story’s other antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who keep an eye on the immortals and see them as a threat to humanity.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson headline this unhinged British musical, in which Merlin the Magician (Starr, who also produced) tries to convince Nilsson's reluctant immortal to assume the family throne.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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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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