Phrase guide

elixir of life

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elixir

History

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: আবে হায়াত (abe haẏat) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Bulgarian: жи́знен еликси́р (žíznen eliksír) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金漿 /金浆 (jīnjiāng) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金丹 (jīndān) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長生不老之藥 /长生不老之药 (chángshēngbùlǎo zhī yào) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Czech: elixír života — elixir that brings immortality
  • Finnish: elämän eliksiiri — elixir that brings immortality
  • French: élixir de vie — elixir that brings immortality
  • Georgian: სიცოცხლის ელექსირი (sicocxlis eleksiri) — elixir that brings immortality
  • German: Lebenselixier — elixir that brings immortality
  • Greek: ελιξήριο της ζωής (elixírio tis zoḯs) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Hindi: आब-ए-हयात (āb-e-hayāt) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Hungarian: életelixír — elixir that brings immortality
  • Italian: l’elisir di lunga vita — elixir that brings immortality
  • Japanese: 不老不死の霊薬 (furōfushi no reiyaku) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Japanese: 命の水 (inochi no mizu) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Japanese: 仙丹 (sentan) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Japanese: 仙薬 (senyaku) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Japanese: 煉丹 (rentan) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Korean: 불로장생의 영약 (bullojangsaeng-ui yeong'yak) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Northern Kurdish: jînav — elixir that brings immortality
  • Northern Kurdish: ava jiyanê — elixir that brings immortality
  • Northern Kurdish: ava heyatê — elixir that brings immortality
  • Latin: elixir vitae — elixir that brings immortality
  • Malay: atma jiwa — elixir that brings immortality
  • Iranian Persian: آبِ حَیات (âb-e hayât) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Polish: eliksir życia — elixir that brings immortality
  • Polish: eliksir młodości — elixir that brings immortality
  • Portuguese: elixir da vida — elixir that brings immortality
  • Russian: жи́зненный эликси́р (žíznennyj eliksír) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Russian: эликси́р жи́зни (eliksír žízni) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Slovak: elixír života — elixir that brings immortality
  • Spanish: elíxir de la vida — elixir that brings immortality
  • Swedish: livselixir — elixir that brings immortality
  • Thai: อายุวัฒนะ (aa-yú-wát-tá-ná) — elixir that brings immortality
  • Turkish: ölümsüzlük iksiri — elixir that brings immortality
  • Turkish: ölümsüzlük suyu — elixir that brings immortality
  • Turkish: abıhayat — elixir that brings immortality
  • Urdu: آبِ حَیات (āb-i hayāt) — elixir that brings immortality