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- pronunciation:
- mor
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
subject to death; destined to die.
No one lives forever; we are all mortal.- synonyms:
- perishable
- antonyms:
- deathless, immortal, undying
- similar words:
- ephemeral, impermanent
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to humanity or human beings; human.
- synonyms:
- human
- antonyms:
- divine
- similar words:
- bodily, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, tellurian, terrestrial
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| definition 3: |
pertaining to or accompanying death or dying.
her mortal agony- similar words:
- deathbed, dying
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| definition 4: |
causing or likely to cause death; fatal.
a mortal injurymortal combat- synonyms:
- deadly, fatal, killing, lethal
- similar words:
- internecine, malignant, suicidal, terminal, vital
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| definition 5: |
of great and unrelenting severity; terrible; inexorable.
mortal fear- synonyms:
- inexorable, terrible
- similar words:
- enormous, excruciating, extreme, grave, great, severe, unrelenting
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| related words: |
fatal |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a human being.
- synonyms:
- earthling, human, individual, person, soul, tellurian
- antonyms:
- immortal
- similar words:
- creature, man, terrestrial, woman
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| related words: |
being, human, life, person |
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| derivation: |
mortally (adv.) |
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