undead

== English == === Alternative forms === un-dead === Etymology === From Middle English undede, equivalent to un- +‎ dead. The first attestation is from around 1400. The term was revived, popularized, and imbued with supernatural connotations by its usage in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌnˈdɛd/, /ˈʌndɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛd === Adjective === undead (not comparable) (obsolete) Not dead; alive. Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life. (horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === undead (plural undead or (rare) undeads) (horror and fantasy fiction) A creature that is undead; that is, dead but still animate. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Frankenstein's monster living dead mummy revenant vampire zombie undying