mortal

mortal
[[t]mɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)l[/t]]
mortals
1) ADJ If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever.

A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.

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mortality [[t]mɔː(r)tæ̱lɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT usu poss N

She has suddenly come face to face with her own mortality.

2) N-COUNT You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.

Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.

...impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet.

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3) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n You can use mortal to show that something is very serious or may cause death.

The police were defending themselves and others against mortal danger...

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

Derived words:
mortally ADV usu ADV -ed/adj/adv

He falls, mortally wounded.

4) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use mortal to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe.

When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.

Derived words:
mortally ADV ADV -ed/adj/adv

Candida admits to having been `mortally embarrassed'.


English dictionary. 2008.

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