mortal
subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
of or relating to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life.
belonging to this world.
deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy.
severe, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear.
causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound.
to the death: mortal combat.
of or relating to death: the mortal hour.
involving spiritual death (opposed to venial): mortal sin.
long and wearisome.
extreme; very great: in a mortal hurry.
conceivable; possible: of no mortal value to the owners.
a human being.
the condition of being subject to death.
Origin of mortal
1synonym study For mortal
Other words from mortal
- mor·tal·ly, adverb
- non·mor·tal, adjective, noun
- non·mor·tal·ly, adverb
- post·mor·tal, adjective
- post·mor·tal·ly, adverb
- pre·mor·tal, adjective
- pre·mor·tal·ly, adverb
- un·mor·tal, adjective
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How to use mortal in a sentence
Human vision is as close as we mere mortals will ever come to having a genuine superpower.
Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s Flavors | | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he resembled by then an ancient Red Indian chief, and his expressions did not follow the patterns of other mortals.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece | John le Carré | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTColtrane, a man of almost unbelievable gentleness made human to us lesser mortals by his very occasional rages.
As if mortals—as Roth would be the first to say—ever give up on their fictions.
Philip Roth’s Departure from Writing is Well Deserved | Bernard Avishai | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey join the rest of us mere mortals and reveal their inner civilian, foibles and all.
But oh, the thousands and thousands of mere mortals that are mired in their ruts and no longer even plan to climb out!
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonLike other commonplace mortals, however, my instincts fight for the only solution of happiness I know anything about.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonTwo precious things the world still givesTo mortals, Love and Death.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi | Giacomo LeopardiThose women don't repent, for they never admit that the laws of common mortals apply to them.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHow superior is Confucius—the first of mortals who have not been favored with revelations!
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for mortal
/ (ˈmɔːtəl) /
(of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death
of or involving life or the world
ending in or causing death; fatal: a mortal blow
deadly or unrelenting: a mortal enemy
of or like the fear of death; dire: mortal terror
great or very intense: mortal pain
possible: there was no mortal reason to go
slang long and tedious: for three mortal hours
a mortal being
informal a person: a mean mortal
Origin of mortal
1Derived forms of mortal
- mortally, adverb
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