Mortal - English meaning

noun

Existence.

Usage examples:

The railway brought many towns into being

verb

Present participle of be.

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

adjective

Of or concerning the body.

Usage examples:

Children learn to control their bodily functions

adverb

By moving a person's or one's own body with force.

Usage examples:

He hauled her bodily from the van

adjective

Relating to a person’s physical structure

Usage examples:

They had no intention of causing bodily harm.

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

adjective

Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally.

Usage examples:

A mass uprising was entirely conceivable

adjective

Possible to imagine or think of

Usage examples:

Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall., [ + (that) clause ] it’s conceivable (that) non…

noun

A rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant.

Usage examples:

The americans - three corporals and one private first class - were from the 4th ranger company and …

adjective

Relating to the human body.

Usage examples:

Many encumbrances that our bodies endure, including detrimental ones like viruses, have an unwelcom…

noun

A cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the eucharist.

adjective

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

Usage examples:

He was frank about his corporeal appetites

adjective

Physical and not spiritual

noun

An animal, as distinct from a human being.

Usage examples:

Night sounds of birds and other creatures

noun

Any living thing, esp. an animal

Usage examples:

It seems clear to me that people are creatures of emotion.

adjective

Causing or able to cause death.

Usage examples:

A deadly weapon

adverb

In a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead.

Usage examples:

Her skin was deadly pale

adjective

Dangerous and able to kill

Usage examples:

A deadly poison

adjective

Causing great and irreparable damage.

Usage examples:

The destructive power of weapons

adjective

Causing, or able to cause, damage

Usage examples:

Destructive power the destructive power of nuclear weapons, i worry about the destructive effect th…

noun

(in science fiction) a word used by aliens to refer to an inhabitant of the earth.

Usage examples:

This was perfectly normal earthling behaviour

noun

In stories, a human being, especially when talked to or talked about by a creature from another planet

adjective

Relating to the earth or human life.

Usage examples:

Water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Usage examples:

Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old

noun

An ephemeral plant.

Usage examples:

Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds

adjective

Lasting for only a short time

Usage examples:

Ephemeral fame

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A fatal accident

adjective

(of illness, accidents, etc.) causing death

Usage examples:

A fatal heart attack, a fatal mistake/flaw, several people were injured, two fatally.

adjective

Relating to human desire or bodily appetites; sensual.

Usage examples:

Fleshly pleasures

adjective

Relating to the physical body, not the mind or the soul

Usage examples:

He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly (= sexual) desires.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of humankind.

Usage examples:

The human body

noun

A human being.

Usage examples:

At least some people are realising that humans are completely abusing the right we have.

adjective

Of or typical of people

Usage examples:

The human body, of course i make mistakes, i’m only human (= not perfect)., the accident was due to…

noun

A person

adjective

Possible to be thought of or believed.

Usage examples:

The most spectacular views imaginable

adjective

Possible, or able to be imagined

Usage examples:

They sell every flavor of ice cream imaginable.

adjective

Not permanent.

Usage examples:

Life has value precisely because it is transient and impermanent

adjective

Not lasting for ever or not lasting for a long time

Usage examples:

Acrylic paint is quick-drying but impermanent.

adjective

(of a sick person or a disease) not able to be cured.

Usage examples:

Even when the sick are incurable they are never untreatable

noun

A person who cannot be cured.

Usage examples:

The hospital - which has more than 2,000 fundraisers - was first opened as a cancer pavilion and ho…

adjective

Not able to be cured

Usage examples:

Before antibiotics the disease was incurable., marjorie is an incurable optimist.

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

adjective

(of a crime) unpardonable.

Usage examples:

The discussion of the divine trinity, the issue of irremissible sin and the treatment of montanist …

noun

An act of causing death, especially deliberately.

Usage examples:

The community was shocked by the brutal killings

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A killing disease

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

adjective

Sufficient to cause death.

Usage examples:

A lethal cocktail of drink and pills

adjective

Able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous

Usage examples:

A lethal weapon

adjective

Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent.

Usage examples:

A brutal and murderous despot

adjective

Involving murder or violence

Usage examples:

The murderous reign of the emperor caligula

adjective

Going past.

Usage examples:

Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

Usage examples:

With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

adjective

That can be seen, heard, or noticed

Usage examples:

There are many people for whom these distinctions are hardly perceivable., there was no perceivable…

adjective

(especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The storage of perishable foods

noun

Things, especially foodstuffs, likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The shipment was delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off

adjective

Food that is perishable has to be used quickly or it will decay so that you cannot eat it

Usage examples:

He owns one of the largest distributors of perishable foods.

noun

A human being regarded as an individual.

Usage examples:

The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

combining form

Used as a neutral alternative to -man in nouns denoting professional status, a position of authority, etc.

Usage examples:

Chairperson

noun

A man, woman, or child

Usage examples:

Neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon., the auditorium can seat about 500 peo…

adjective

Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.

Usage examples:

A range of physical and mental challenges

noun

A medical examination to determine a person's bodily fitness.

Usage examples:

At fifty-something, each year's physical was a kind of lottery

adjective

Connected with the body

Usage examples:

Physical strength/disabilities, she tries to keep herself in good physical condition., the physical…

adjective

Able to be done or achieved.

Usage examples:

Surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?

noun

A potential candidate for a job or team.

Usage examples:

I have marked five possibles with an asterisk

adjective

That can be done or achieved, or that can exist

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] is it possible to get an earlier flight?, if possible i’d like to get there bef…

adjective

Belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one.

Usage examples:

The concept was irrational to sublunary minds

adjective

Relating to the world or life on earth, especially in contrast to the spiritual world

Usage examples:

It came to an end at last, however, like all sublunary things., sublunary world one feels as close …

adjective

Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.

Usage examples:

The church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain

adjective

Of or situated in the temples of the head.

Usage examples:

Arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis

adjective

Relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones

Usage examples:

The tyranny of the monarchy lies in its spiritual rather than its temporal power: it tyrannizes the…

adjective

Forming or situated at the end or extremity of something.

Usage examples:

A terminal date

noun

The end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point.

Usage examples:

A freight terminal

adjective

Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Usage examples:

A transient cold spell

noun

A person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.

Usage examples:

The law had been applied to hotels and motels to collect a tax from transients, vacationers, and tr…

adjective

Lasting for only a short time; temporary

Usage examples:

The weakness was transient, and soon i was feeling strong again., transient workers come to pick ap…

adjective

So bad as to be unable to be forgiven or excused.

Usage examples:

Losing your temper with him was unforgivable

adjective

(of behaviour) too bad to forgive

Usage examples:

The way he spoke to his brother was unforgivable.

adjective

(of a fault or offence) too severe to be pardoned; unforgivable.

Usage examples:

An unpardonable sin

adjective

(of behaviour) too bad to forgive or be accepted

Usage examples:

They had committed an unpardonable sin.

adjective

(of a person) experienced and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

She was much more worldly than nora and dismissed the slur

adjective

Having to do with physical things and ordinary life

Usage examples:

Worldly success, she lost all her worldly possessions in the fire., he’s older and more worldly tha…