immortality
pronunciation
How to pronounce immortality in British English:
UK [ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti]
How to pronounce immortality in American English:
US [ˌɪmɔːrˈtæləti]
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- Noun:
- the quality or state of being immortal
- perpetual life after death
Word Origin
- immortality (n.)
- mid-14c., "deathlessness," from Old French immortalité (13c.) and directly from Latin immortalitatem (nominative immortalitas) "deathlessness, endless life," from immortalis (see immortal). Sense of "everlasting fame" is from 1530s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Seven seconds of this track were enough to guarantee its immortality .
- 2. Share your knowledge . It 's a way to achieve immortality .
- 3. Dorian gray emerged from the same dinner that insured the immortality of sherlock holmes .
- 4. If he is to turn his notoriety into immortality , he needs the backing of public institutions and the praise of serious critics .
- 5. Revolutionary states like the soviet union , iran , and vietnam have built enormous shrines to their founding leaders , but do these pretentious attempts at immortality really inspire many followers ?