amortal

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adjective

Of a state, condition or entity, experiencing a prolonged lifespan, but not necessarily immortal in the sense of being invulnerable or indestructible.

OriginEnglish mortal ← Middle English mortal /mortel ← Old French mortal /mortel →
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Meanings

adjectiveamortal (comparative more amortal, superlative most amortal)

comparative more amortal · superlative most amortal

  1. Of a state, condition or entity, experiencing a prolonged lifespan, but not necessarily immortal in the sense of being invulnerable or indestructible.
  2. human sciencesNeither mortal nor immortal, existing in a state beyond conventional life and death.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mértis ~ *mr̥téys
  8. Proto-Italic*mortis
  9. Latinmors
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinmortālis
  13. Old Frenchmortal /mortel
  14. Middle Englishmortal /mortel
  15. Englishmortal
  16. Englishamortal

From a- + mortal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alamort
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APA

amortal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amortal

MLA

“amortal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amortal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amortal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amortal.

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