immortality

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US /ˌɪmɔːɹˈtæləti/ UK /ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/
noun Freq #11095

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The condition of being immortal.

    In Greek mythology, Tithonus was granted immortality but not eternal youth.

  2. 2
    noun

    the quality or state of being immortal

  3. 3
    noun

    perpetual life after death

Etymology

From Middle English immortalitee, immortalite, from Old French immortalité, from Latin immortālitās. Morphologically immortal + -ity.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the condition of being... undeadliness
More athanasydeathlessness
Opposites
mortality
Word family
Derived forms cyberimmortality
Related forms agelessnessimmortalmortalityundead

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