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mortal

/ˈmɔɹ.təl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Mortal means: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential.

Synonyms for mortal17

noun, as in a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

person, individual, someone, somebody, soul

adjective, as in subject to death

earthborn, earthly, finite

adjective, as in causing or capable of causing death

deadly, deathly, fatal

adjective, as in involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

deadly, unpardonable

adjective, as in unrelenting and deadly

merciless, unmerciful

also used for mortal

lethal, baneful, mortalled

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Opposites of mortal

immortal

What does mortal mean?5

noun

1

a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential“there was too much for one person to do”

adjective

1

subject to death“mortal beings”

2

causing or capable of causing death“a deadly enemy”

3

involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death“the seven deadly sins”

4

unrelenting and deadly“mortal enemy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mortal?2

two syllables

portal

three syllables

immortal
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Mortal in a sentence

  • Men are mortal because of their fears, and immortal because of their hopes.marcelostockle
  • The body is mortal, but the soul is immortal.CarpeLanam
  • We are mortal, but some chess games are immortal.carlosalberto
  • Claus, however, being mortal, grew to manhood day by day.Hybrid
  • All human beings have been, are, and always will be mortal.shekitten
  • Here there are tears for our misadventures, there are hearts that pity mortals.carlosalberto
  • The gods have decreed that man is mortal.blay_paul
  • I never cease to be amazed at the transience of our mortal life.AlanF_US

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Forms of mortal

as a noun

plural
mortals