IMMORTAL


Meaning of IMMORTAL in English

/ ɪˈmɔːtl; NAmE ɪˈmɔːrtl/ adjective , noun

■ adjective

1.

that lives or lasts for ever :

The soul is immortal.

OPP mortal

2.

famous and likely to be remembered for ever :

the immortal Goethe

In the immortal words of Henry Ford, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

■ noun

1.

a person who is so famous that they will be remembered for ever :

She is one of the Hollywood immortals.

2.

a god or other being who is believed to live for ever

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin immortalis , from in- not + mortalis , from mors , mort- death.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.