mortal
/ˈmɔːtl/adjective
उच्चारण मॉर्टल
नश्वर, मरणशील
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that cannot live for ever and must die
नश्वर, मरणशील
- All human beings are mortal.
- Even the greatest kings were mortal and had to leave the world one day.
- Humans are mortal, but their ideas can live on for centuries.
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- The gods in the story are immortal, while the king is mortal.
- He reminded himself that he was only mortal and could make mistakes.
Synonyms perishable human earthly transient temporal
Opposite immortal eternal everlasting divine
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causing death
घातक, प्राणघातक
- a mortal wound
- in mortal danger
- The soldier received a mortal wound in battle.
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- The sailors were in mortal danger when the storm struck.
- A mortal blow to the company's hopes came with the new law.
Synonyms deadly fatal lethal terminal
Opposite harmless minor superficial
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lasting until death; very great
घोर, अत्यधिक, आजीवन
- mortal enemies
- in mortal fear
- The two families were mortal enemies for generations.
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- The child had a mortal fear of the dark.
- The passengers were gripped by mortal terror as the bus skidded.
Synonyms deadly bitter implacable extreme intense
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a human, especially an ordinary person
मनुष्य, मरणशील प्राणी
- mere mortals
- Ordinary mortals like us can only admire the courage of the great mountaineers.
- Mere mortals could not climb such a peak.
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- To us mortals, the work of great scientists seems magical.
- The hero in the legend was loved by gods and mortals alike.
Synonyms human being person individual man woman
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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mor·tal
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Mortal remains (a dead body), mortal enemy, mere mortals (ordinary people), a mortal sin.
Collocations: mortal remains (मृत शरीर), mortal enemy, mere mortals (आम लोग), a mortal sin।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin mors, death.
Latin mors, मृत्यु, से।
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That which can never die is immortal; the rate of deaths in a place mortality rate; deaths of babies infant mortality; deaths of mothers in childbirth maternal mortality.
जो कभी न मरे immortal; किसी जगह मृत्यु की दर mortality rate; शिशुओं की मृत्यु infant mortality; प्रसव में माताओं की मृत्यु maternal mortality।