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Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "dead" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but someone may die due to senescence, and "not by an external force".

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.

Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "dead" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but someone may die due to senescence, and "not by an external force".

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.

Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "death" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but someone may die due to senescence, and "not by an external force".

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.

Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "dead" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but someone may die due to senescence, and "not by an external force".

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.

Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "death" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but when you say someone died (Or passed away, for that matter), you mean they died due to senescence.

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.

Yes, and that's in fact what "immortal" mostly has meant.

The etymology of the word "immortal" reveals

late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" ( . . . ) + mortalis "mortal" ( . . . ). In reference to fame, literature, etc., "unceasing, destined to endure forever, never to be forgotten, lasting a long time," attested from early 15c. (also in classical Latin). As a noun, "an immortal being," from 1680s.

The meaning of the word "death" itself is

##dead (dĕd)

1. Having lost life; no longer alive. – Free Dictionary

When we try to compare the meaning according to the definitions of related words, we deduce that you can't. However, irregardless of antonyms and synonyms, with regards to usage, a word might have a slight meaning difference to what is implied.

Many fictitious species are said to be immortal if they cannot die of old age, even though they can be killed through other means, such as injury. – Immortality in fiction, Wikipedia

The controversy lies in the fact that being killed also results in someone's death, but someone may die due to senescence, and "not by an external force".

Being killed has always been undesirable, but it has not mainly been what humans dreamed of avoiding. Escape from the inevitable death caused by old age, however, has been the subject of much of the fiction in human history. That there are many immortal Greek figures that are kill-able, but do not die of senescence, proves this.

When you want to talk about something fictitious, you decide what it means. So you can define immortality the way you want. So you may define your legendary creature as one that doesn't even die due to injuries etc. Or, you could take a look at nature.

The closest nature has to immortality is the doesn't-die-by-senescence version: Biological immortality has gained recent interest among researchers. See also a question about Immortal organisms on biology.SE.

Bottom line is, you can. The implied meaning has usually been very close to what you think. Vampires have sometimes been absolute im-mortals, sometimes beheading killed them, and sometimes silver bullets.