immortality

im-mor-tal-i-ty · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The ability to live forever; eternal life.

  2. 2.

    Lasting fame or remembrance.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    achieve immortality — to become famous forever
  • •
    quest for immortality — the search for eternal life
  • •
    biological immortality — the absence of aging in an organism

Related words

Antonyms: death, mortality, transience
See also: eternal, immortal, mortality
Synonyms: eternity, everlasting life, perpetuity

Etymology

From Latin immortalitas ("exemption from death"), from immortalis ("undying"). Entered English in the 14th century through Old French.