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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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Sean Connery was Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, another immortal who mentored Connor, and Clancy Brown played The Kurgan, who hunted down Connor in 1980s New York City.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The symphony, conducted by its music director Carolyn Kuan, is playing a ballet score by Prokofiev inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal drama about two young lovers from feuding families at the Belding Theater at The Bushnell, located at 166 Capitol Ave.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
Sean Connery was Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, another immortal who mentored Connor, and Clancy Brown played The Kurgan, who hunted down Connor in 1980s New York City.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 15 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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