Mortal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɔːrtl|  American pronunciation of the word mortal
Brit.  |ˈmɔːt(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word mortal

noun

- a human being (syn: individual, person, somebody, someone, soul)

adjective

- involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death (syn: deadly)
- unrelenting and deadly
mortal enemy
- causing or capable of causing death (syn: deadly, deathly)
mortal combat
a mortal illness

Extra examples

Every living creature is mortal.

He suffered a mortal wound in the battle.

I'm not in a mortal hurry.

They have done every mortal thing.

She waited five mortal hours.

Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.

She dared not trust such a treasure to mortal.

Her father's death reminded her that she was mortal.

Both gods and mortal men found her captivating.

Broadcasting was regarded at the time as the mortal enemy of live music-making.

An example of a syllogism is: “All men are human; all humans are mortal; therefore all men are mortal.”

The computer has dealt a mortal blow to traditional printing methods.

Our health service is in mortal danger.

Near the end of the battle, he received a mortal wound.

He glared at Claudia as if she were his mortal enemy.

Word forms

noun
singular: mortal
plural: mortals
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