adj
Meaning 1
Undying or immortal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
deathless
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Meaning 2
Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Topics: literature, media, publishing
Examples
- Her novels are filled with unforgettable characters and deathless prose.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
never dying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his undying fame
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English death Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English deathless From death + -less.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: senmorta — immortal
- Finnish: kuolematon — immortal
- Greek: αθάνατος (athánatos) — immortal
- Ancient Greek: ἀθάνατος (athánatos) — immortal
- Ancient Greek: ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos) — immortal
- Hindi: अमर (amar) — immortal
- Irish: neamhbhásmhar — immortal
- Manx: neuvarvaanagh — immortal
- Romanian: nemuritor — immortal
- Sanskrit: अमृत (amṛta) — immortal
- Ukrainian: безсмертний (bezsmertnyj) — immortal
- Finnish: kuolematon — work of art or literature
- Greek: αθάνατος (athánatos) — work of art or literature
- Irish: buanseasmhach — work of art or literature