mortal
/ˈmɔɹ.təl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Punishable by death.
adj
adj
Of or relating to the time of death.
adj
Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly; related to a life-and-death struggle.
adj
Human; belonging or pertaining to people who are mortal.
Example Sentences
- "Blyndfold he was; and in his cruell fist A mortall bow and arrowes keene did hold […]"
- "into the plain Disgorged at length, the dead and the alive, In one dread mass, were parted, and the stain Of blood from mortal steel fell o’er the fields like rain."
- "Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work."
- "Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour."
- "mortal enemy"
- "The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɔɹ.təl/
- British English: /ˈmɔː.təl/