immortal

1 of 2

adjective

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

4

: able or tending to divide indefinitely

immortal cell lines produced in culture

immortally

(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē 

adverb

immortal

2 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms of immortal

Adjective

• eternal
• endless
• permanent

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Heracles discovered the Hydra's den in the Lernaean Swamps with the aid of the goddess Athena and was able to break or sever its many necks — while using fire to prevent them from growing back — until only a single immortal head remained. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026

Long before fashion faceoffs were a thing, Donatella gave 1999 viewers a preview of the dress Jennifer Lopez would make immortal at the Grammys the next year. —Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026

Noun

France lost the final on penalties, but Mbappé scored a hat trick in a superhuman performance that cemented his legacy as a World Cup immortal. —Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026

Most Immortals in attendance predated the 1980s. —Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin immortalis, from in- + mortalis mortal

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for immortal

• mortal
• quartile

Kids Definition

immortal

1 of 2 adjective

im·​mor·​tal (ˈ)im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl 

: living or lasting forever

immortally

-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

immortal

2 of 2 noun

1

: an immortal being

2

: a person whose fame is lasting

baseball immortals