different between immortal vs inextinguishably

English

Etymology

From Latin immort?lis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mort?lis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis). Displaced native undeadly, from Old English und?adl??.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??m??t?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??m??t?l/
• Hyphenation: im?mor?tal
• Rhymes: -??(?)t?l

Adjective

immortal (not comparable)

1. Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
2. Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

3. Connected with or relating to immortality.
4. (obsolete) Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.
   • 1603, John Hayward, The Right of Succession Asserted

     immortal and mercyless butchery

Synonyms

• undeadly
• deathless
• everlasting

Antonyms

• mortal

Derived terms

• immortality
• immortally

Related terms

• (never dying): indestructible, unabolishable, unextinguishable
• (being always remembered): unerasable

Translations

Noun

immortal (plural immortals)

1. One who is not susceptible to death.
2. A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
3. A member of the Académie française.
4. (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon.

   Synonyms: immort, wizard

   • 1999, "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.announce)

     Tazmania/Middle Sphere is in need of builders, admin, and immortals. […] Immortals do not need experiance^[sic].

Translations

Related terms

• mortal
• mortality
• mortician

Further reading

• Persian Immortals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Académie française on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin immort?lis

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.mo??tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.mur?tal/

Adjective

immortal (masculine and feminine plural immortals)

1. immortal

Antonyms

• mortal

Related terms

• immortalitat

English

Etymology

inextinguishable +? -ly

Adverb

inextinguishably (comparative more inextinguishably, superlative most inextinguishably)

1. In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.