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unmortal

Syllables: un·mort·alUK/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔːtl̩/US/ˌʌnˈmoɹt(ə)l/

unmortal adjective: not mortal; not susceptible to death; immortal.

Adjective

unmortal (not comparable)

  1. Not mortal; not susceptible to death; immortal.
    • The goddis unmortal haue made al thinges cõmunicable to mẽ mortal, except imortalite: ⁊ therfore they be callid ĩmortal, bicauſe they neuer dy, ⁊ we be called mortal and fallyng, bicauſe we all take an ende.1531 March 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), [Antonio de Guevara], “A Letter Sente by Marc the Emperour to Cyncinatus His Frende, bycause He Beinge a Gentylman Became a Marchant. The .VII....
    • Man loves the frozen touch of fear, and realizes pure terror only when touched by the unmortal. The hint of spectral sounds or presences quickens the imagination as no other suggestion can do, and no human shapes of fear can awe the soul as those from beyond the grave.2022, Dorothy Scarborough, The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction

Origin of unmortal

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + mortal (adjective).

Words that rhyme with unmortal

Questions about unmortal

What does unmortal mean?
Unmortal means not mortal; not susceptible to death; immortal.
What part of speech is unmortal?
Unmortal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unmortal?
Unmortal is pronounced /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔːtl̩/ (UK).

Words near unmortal in the dictionary

  1. unmorph
  2. unmorphed
  3. unmorphing
  4. unmorphological
  5. unmorphs
  6. unmortal
  7. unmortared
  8. unmortgage
  9. unmortgageable
  10. unmortgaged
  11. unmortgages

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