deathless

adj
/ˈdɛθləs/

Etymology

From death + -less.

  1. inherited from *dʰówtus
  2. inherited from *dauþuz
  3. inherited from *dauþu
  4. inherited from dēaþ
  5. inherited from deeth
  6. formed as deathless — “death + -less

Definitions

  1. Undying or immortal.

    • Athena For mighty is the potency of the revered Erinyes both with the deathless high gods and with the powers of the world below; […]
    • 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.
    • “Hey, how do I kill this guy anyway?” “Finn, you can't kill my Dad!” “Oh, I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean --” “No, you literally can't kill my Dad. He's deathless.” “Oh.”
  2. Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.

    • Her novels are filled with unforgettable characters and deathless prose.
    • Finally, one voice in England proclaimed him a deathless dramatist and portrayer of character (Morgann) (<422).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deathless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA