struldbrug

/ˈstrʌldbrʌɡ/

Definitions

1. noun

a fictional creature from Jonathan Swift’s novel Gulliver’s Travels, said to live forever but remain young in appearance and be unable to die, but also unable to participate in society and are shunned by others

“The struldbrugs, with their endless lives, felt isolated from human society.”

Synonyms

  • centenarian
  • immortal

Antonyms

  • mortal
  • transient