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mortal

  (môr'tl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Liable or subject to death.
  2. Of or relating to humankind; human: the mortal limits of understanding.
  3. Of, relating to, or accompanying death: mortal throes.
  4. Causing death; fatal: a mortal wound. See synonyms at fatal.
  5. Fighting or fought to the death; unrelenting: a mortal enemy; a mortal attack.
  6. Of great intensity or severity; dire: mortal terror.
  7. Conceivable: no mortal reason for us to go.
  8. Used as an intensive: a mortal fool.
n.

A human.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mortālis, from mors, mort-, death.]

mortally mor'tal·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: mortal

adjective

  1. Of or characteristic of human beings or mankind: human. See beings.
  2. Causing or tending to cause death: deadly, deathly, fatal, lethal, vital. See live/die.
  3. Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined: conceivable, earthly, imaginable, likely, possible, thinkable. Idioms: humanly possible, within theboundsrangerealmof possibility. See possible/impossible.

noun

    A member of the human race: being, body, creature, homo, human, human being, individual, life, man, party, person, personage, soul. See beings.

 
Antonyms: mortal

adj

Definition: deadly
Antonyms: invigorating, life-giving, permanent, refreshing

adj

Definition: human
Antonyms: animal, immortal, inhuman, plant

n

Definition: human being
Antonyms: animal, plant


 

adj. 1. (of a battle) fought to the death: from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat.

2. (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

1. destined to die.
2. causing or terminating in death; fatal.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: That which must die at some time. Also: Lasting until death.

pronunciation Machines will never be able to give the thinking process a model of thought itself, since machines are not mortal. — Regis Debray.

 
Translations: Translations for: Mortal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dødbringende, dødelig, døds-
n. - dødelig, menneske

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    dødsfjende, dødelig fjende
  • mortal sin    dødssynd

Nederlands (Dutch)
sterveling, sterfelijk, dodelijk, doods-, menselijk, vreselijk

Français (French)
adj. - mortel, fatal, (Relig) mortel
n. - mortel

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    ennemi mortel
  • mortal sin    péché mortel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sterblicher
adj. - sterblich, irdisch, erbittert, tödlich

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    Todfeind
  • mortal sin    Todsünde

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (κοινός) θνητός
adj. - θνητός, θανάσιμος, θανατηφόρος, φρικτός, τρομερός

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    θανάσιμος εχθρός
  • mortal sin    θανάσιμο αμάρτημα

Italiano (Italian)
mortale

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    nemico mortale
  • mortal sin    peccato mortale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - o ser humano (fig.)
adj. - mortal

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    inimigo mortal (m)
  • mortal sin    pecado mortal (m)

Русский (Russian)
смертный, смертельный, жестокий, скучный, очень

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    смертельный враг
  • mortal sin    смертный грех

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mortal, humano, terrible, peligroso
n. - ser mortal, individuo, tipo

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    enemigo mortal
  • mortal sin    pecado mortal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dödlig människa, varelse
adj. - dödlig, förfärlig, långtråkig, väldigt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不免一死的, 临终的, 人类的, 凡人, 人类

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    死敌
  • mortal sin    不可饶恕的大罪

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不免一死的, 臨終的, 人類的
n. - 凡人, 人類

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    死敵
  • mortal sin    不可饒恕的大罪

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 필멸의, 치명적인, 인간의, 무서운, 지루한, 가능한
n. - 죽을 운명의 것[인간], 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死ぬべき運命の, 人間の, この世の, 殺さずにはおけない, 致命的な, 死闘の, 非常な, 恐ろしい, 臨終の, 死すべき運命の, 可能な
n. - 死すべきもの, 人間, 人, やつ

idioms:

  • mortal enemy    不倶戴天の敵
  • mortal sin    大罪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فاني (صفه) مهلك, مميت, قاتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בן-תמותה, קטלני, אנושי, של מוות, עד מוות, נורא, גדול מאד, עולה על הדעת (מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮בן-תמותה, אנוש, טיפוס, אדם‬


 
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