Mortal meaning

What does “mortal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“mortal” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a human being.

mortal

noun

  1. a human being

    “there was too much for one person to do”

adjective

  1. subject to death

    “mortal beings”

    Oppositesimmortal
  2. involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

    “the seven deadly sins”

    Synonymsdeadly
  3. unrelenting and deadly

    “mortal enemy”

  4. causing or capable of causing death

    “a fatal accident”

    “a deadly enemy”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University