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- [mawr-tal-i-tee]
- /mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti/
- /mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mawr-tal-i-tee]
- /mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti/
Definitions of mortality word
- noun plural mortality the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence. 1
- noun plural mortality the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population; death rate. 1
- noun plural mortality mortal beings collectively; humanity. 1
- noun plural mortality death or destruction on a large scale, as from war, plague, or famine. 1
- noun plural mortality Obsolete. death. 1
- noun mortality The state of being subject to death. 1
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Origin of mortality
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mortalite < Middle French < Latin mortālitās. See mortal, -ity
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Parts of speech for Mortality
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
mortality popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mortality usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mortality
noun mortality
- fatality — a disaster resulting in death.
- bloodshed — Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded.
- dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
- deadliness — causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
- killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
Antonyms for mortality
noun mortality
- birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
- life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- immortality — immortal condition or quality; unending life.
- inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- inhumanness — Quality of being inhuman.
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