Deathless

//ˈdɛθləs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Undying or immortal.

    "Like the deathless vampire who must repeat its stalk-and-kill cycle in order to satisfy a recurring blood hunger, the earliest film horrors cannibalized its literary ancestry again and again."

  2. 2
    Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence. usually

    "Her novels are filled with unforgettable characters and deathless prose."

Adjective
  1. 1
    never dying wordnet

Example

More examples

"He spake, and quickly snatched from Vesta's shrine / the deathless fire and wreaths and effigy divine."

Etymology

From death + -less.

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