mortal

/ˈmɔːtəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A human; someone susceptible to death.

    Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal.

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.

  2. 2

    Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).

  3. 3

    Punishable by death.

  4. 4

    Fatally vulnerable.

  5. 5

    Of or relating to the time of death.

  6. 6

    Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.

    mortal enemy
  7. 7

    Human; belonging or pertaining to people who are mortal.

    mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power
  8. 8

    Very painful or tedious; wearisome.

    a sermon lasting two mortal hours
  9. 9

    Very drunk; wasted; smashed.

  10. 10

    Of a sin: involving the penalty of spiritual death, rather than merely venial.

adverb

  1. 1

    Mortally; enough to cause death.

    It's mortal cold out there.

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