Synonyms for
Mortal
Definition
Mortal means that something is capable of dying or that something is certain to die.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- mortal coil
- mortal enemy
- mortal danger
- mortal sin
- mortal wound
- mortal combat
- mortal fear
Word family
Usage note
As an adjective, 'mortal' often contrasts with 'immortal' or 'divine'. As a noun, it refers to a human being.
Example sentences
- The doctor said the disease was mortal.
- The hero in the story was not a mortal but a god.
- All humans are mortals and will eventually die.
- The ancient Egyptians believed in a life after death for mortals.
- The king was afraid of his own mortality.
Quotes
To be mortal is to be marked, to die is to be freed.
We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, Oh, nothing! Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.
Immortality is the genius to move others long after you yourself have stopped moving. Mortality is the genius to let others move you, even after you yourself have stopped moving.