mortal
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈmɔrtəl/
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mortal
- So one of the features of of being human is that we're mortal, we die.
- mortal humans
- mortal life
- a mortal man
So one of the features of of being human is that we're mortal, we die.
- So one of the features of of being human is that we're mortal, we die.
- But it it feels like pretty sure we're mortal.
- That's not a threat to our, you know, time on the mortal coil.
- For in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shoveled off this mortal coil Must give us pause.
- So let's say, you know, that taking that argument, all humans are mortal.
- He says when you kiss your spouse or child, remind yourself that they are something mortal.
- As it turns out, the Panion Seer is not a human being, not a mortal man.
- The wind made the light and an ash tree seem as one, animate, animated, yet mortal.
- It's like a magical thing that Queen Mab made, and it can turn you mortal.
- And and it leaves me wondering if Eckhart Tolle ever, you know, checks his Amazon ranking or has he transcended the the mortal coil in that regard?
- And it's not just that they're mortal that they will have an end to them.
Examples
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When it came to love, she found the mortal mind capable of sufficient magic of its own.
Fiction book (1993) -
We're mortal men.
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To be living here is to be mortal and guilty.
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Your mortal body will return to Earth, with the powers of hell.
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It's rough living life in mortal fear of the check engine light.
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We are in deep, deep denial, the fact that we are mortal creatures.
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The eye is open wide; the eye stares in mortal surprise at the clock.
Fiction book (1994) -
While we live in our mortal flesh, we're unable to divine by our senses.
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I am still mortal.
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As mortal beings, we all have limitations and must face the reality of death.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.2
Very serious wrongdoing in Christian belief that stops God from forgiving you unless you say you are sorry
How Long-Lived
Surface Forms
Morphology
mortal = mort + al
The components correspond to 'mort' (death) + suffix '-al', so the meaning relates to death, but 'mort' is not a standalone English word and is not productive for most learners.
Etymology
Mortal comes from the Latin mortalis, from mors meaning 'death'. So a mortal being is one that will 'die', the opposite of immortal.