mortal in English dictionary

  • mortal

    Meanings and definitions of "mortal"

    • Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound
    • A human; someone susceptible to death.
    • adjective
      Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.). [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      Fatally vulnerable; vital.
    • adjective
      Of or relating to the time of death.
    • adjective
      Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
    • adjective
      Human; belonging to man, who is mortal.
    • adjective
      Very painful or tedious; wearisome.
    • adjective
      (Britain, slang)
      Very drunk; wasted; smashed.
    • noun
      A human; someone susceptible to death.
    • susceptible to death
    • human; someone susceptible to death
    • A person that will die eventually.
    • Having to die eventually (in terms of a person or creature).
    • adjective
      causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
    • adjective
      subject to death; "mortal beings"
    • noun
      a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

    Synonyms of "mortal" in English dictionary

    being, person, earthly are the top synonyms of "mortal" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "mortal" in English dictionary

    immortal is the antonym of "mortal" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of mortal

    • mortal ( comparative more mortal, superlative most mortal)
    • mortal ( plural  mortals)
    • mortal (comparative more mortal, superlative most mortal)
    • mortal (plural mortals)
  • Mortal
  • MORTAL

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