MEANING
1. Unending life or an existence beyond mortal limits.
2. An enduring presence or reputation that seems unaffected by time.
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Words that belong together
- the burden of deathlessness
- literal deathlessness
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Deathlessness had left the keeper unable to forget a single visitor.
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- deathlessness
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: uncommon.
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