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Immortal vs Nonmortal - What's the difference?

immortal | nonmortal |

As adjectives the difference between immortal and nonmortal

is that immortal is not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying while nonmortal is not subject to mortality; undying, immortal.

As nouns the difference between immortal and nonmortal

is that immortal is one who is not susceptible to death while nonmortal is one who is not mortal; an immortal.

immortal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
  • Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
    • his immortal words
  • Connected with or relating to immortality.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I have immortal longings in me.
  • (obsolete) Great; excessive; grievous.
    • (Hayward)

    Synonyms

    * undeadly * deathless * everlasting

    Antonyms

    * mortal

    Derived terms

    * immortality * immortally

    Related terms

    * (never dying) indestructible, unabolishable, unextinguishable * (being always remembered) unerasable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not susceptible to death.
  • A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
  • A member of the Académie française.
  • (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.
  • * 1999 , "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.mud.announce )
    • Tazmania/Middle Sphere is in need of builders, admin, and immortals . Immortals do not need experiance(SIC).

    External links

    * (Persian Immortals) *

    Related terms

    * mortal * mortality * mortician ----

    nonmortal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not subject to mortality; undying, immortal.
  • Not deadly; nonfatal.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 2, author=Denise Grady, title=U.S. Reconfigures the Way Casualty Totals Are Given, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=By Tuesday, the same page no longer showed a total for nonmortal casualties. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not mortal; an immortal.