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   Mor·tal

   /ˈmôrdl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death: "all men are mortal" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • ▪ relating to humanity as subject to death: "the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • 2. causing or liable to cause death; fatal: "a mortal disease" Similar deadlyfatallethaldeath-dealingkillingmurderousdestructiveterminalincurable
   • ▪ (of a battle) fought to the death: "from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmerciless
   • ▪ (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death: "a mortal foe" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmercilessunpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • ▪ (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense: "parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases" Similar extremevery greatgreatenormousterribleawfuldreadfulintenseseveregravedireinordinateunbearableagonizing
   • 3. denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. "she had committed a mortal sin" Similar unpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • 4. conceivable or imaginable: informal "punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offense" Similar conceivableimaginableperceivablepossibleearthly
   • ▪ very great: "he was in a mortal hurry"
   • ▪ long and tedious: dated "for three mortal days it rained"

   noun

   • 1. a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being: "capacities only possible of God rather than mortals"
   • ▪ a person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability: "an ambassador had to live in a style that was not expected of lesser mortals"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

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   Definition of mortal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mor‧tal1 /ˈmɔːtl $ ˈmɔːrtl/ adjective 1 not able to live for ever OPP immortal Her father’s death reminded her that she was mortal. 2 → mortal blow/danger/wound etc 3 → mortal enemy/foe 4 → mortal fear/dread/terror 5 → somebody’s mortal remains 6 literary human – used especially when comparing huma...

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   mor•tal /ˈmɔrtəl/ adj. that will suffer death: mortal creatures. of or relating to human beings who must die someday: this mortal life. never giving up or surrendering; relentless:[ before a noun] a mortal enemy. severe; extreme: in mortal danger. causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound. to the death:[ before a noun] mortal combat.

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   1. : causing or having caused death : fatal. a mortal injury. 2. a. : subject to death. mortal man. Every living creature is mortal. b. : possible, conceivable. have done every mortal thing. c. : deadly sense 3. waited three mortal hours. 3. : marked by unrelenting hostility. a mortal enemy. 4. : marked by great intensity or severity.

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   What does the word mortal mean? There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word mortal, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word mortal? About 6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   Oct 15, 2021 · late 14c., "deadly, destructive to life; causing or threatening death" (of illness, poisons, wounds, etc.); also, of persons or the body, "doomed to die, subject to death;" from Old French mortel "destined to die; deserving of death" and directly from Latin mortalis "subject to death, mortal, of a mortal, human," from mors (genitive mortis) "dea...