HyperDic: mortal

English > 5 senses of the word mortal:
ADJECTIVEallmortalsubject to death
allmortal, deadlyinvolving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
allmortalunrelenting and deadly
allmortal, deadly, deathlycausing or capable of causing death
NOUNTopsmortal, person, individual, someone, somebody, soula human being
mortal > pronunciation
Soundsmao'rtahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > mortal: 5 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSubject to death.
Example"mortal beings"
NarrowerearthbornOf earthly origin (as mortals are)
See alsoearthlyOf or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
finitebounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Oppositeimmortalnot subject to death
Spanishmortal
Catalanmortal
Nounsmortala human being
mortalitythe quality or state of being mortal
English > mortal: 5 senses > adjective 2
MeaningInvolving loss of divine grace or spiritual death.
Synonymdeadly
Categorytheology, divinityThe rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
Broaderunpardonablenot admitting of pardon
Spanishmortal
Catalanmortal
English > mortal: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaningunrelenting and deadly.
Example"mortal enemy"
Broadermerciless, unmercifulHaving or showing no mercy
Spanishmortal
Catalanmortal
English > mortal: 5 senses > adjective 4
MeaningCausing or capable of causing death.
Examples
  • "mortal combat"
  • "a mortal illness"
Synonymsdeadly, deathly
BroaderfatalBringing death
Spanishletal, mortal, mortífero
Catalanletal, mortal
English > mortal: 5 senses > noun 1, Tops
MeaningA human being.
Synonymsperson, individual, someone, somebody, soul
Member ofpeople(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
Partshuman body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, fleshAlternative names for the body of a human being
personalityThe complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
NarrowerAfricanA native or inhabitant of Africa
Amerindian, Native AmericanAny member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Aquarius, Water Bearer(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
Aries, Ram(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
Black, African-American, Negro, NegroidA person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Cancer, Crab(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Capricorn, Goat(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
ElizabethanA person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
Gemini, Twin(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
JatA member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs
Jew, Hebrew, IsraeliteA person belonging to the worldwide / worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural / cultural or religious ties
LatinA person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin
Leo, Lion(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
Libra, Balance(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Pisces, Fish(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
Sagittarius, Archer(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
Scorpio, Scorpion(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
SlavAny member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
Taurus, Bull(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
VictorianA person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Virgo, Virgin(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
White, White person, CaucasianA member of the Caucasoid race
abatorA person who abates a nuisance
abjurerA person who abjures
abominationA person who is loathsome or disgusting
abstainer, abstinent, nondrinkerA person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
achiever, winner, success, succeederA person with a record / record of successes
acquaintance, friendA person with whom you are acquainted
acquirerA person who acquires something (usually permanently)
activeA person who is a participating member of an organization
actor, doer, workerA person who acts and gets things done
adjudicatorA person who studies and settles conflicts / conflicts and disputes
admirerA person who admires / admires
adopteesomeone (such as a child) who has been adopted
adult, grownupA fully developed person from maturity onward
adventurer, venturerA person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys taking risks
adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resistersomeone who offers opposition
adviseesomeone who receives advice
advocate, advocator, proponent, exponentA person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
affiantA person who makes an affidavit
agnostic, doubtersomeone who is doubtful / doubtful or noncommittal about something
albinoA person with congenital albinism
amateursomeone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
anachronismA person who seems to be displaced in time
ancientA person who lived in ancient times
anomaly, unusual personA person who is unusual
antiA person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
anti-AmericanA person who is opposed to the United States and its policies
applicant, applierA person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment / employment or admission
appointee, appointmentA person who is appointed to a job or position
appreciatorA person who is fully aware of something and understands it
apprehenderA person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)
archaistA person who archaizes
arrogatorA person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess
assesseeA person (or property) that is assessed
asthmaticA person suffering from asthma
authority(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
autodidactA person who has taught himself
automaton, zombi, zombiesomeone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic / apathetic way
baby boomer, boomerA member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
baby buster, busterA person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
bad guyAny person who is not on your side
bad personA person who does harm to others
baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead, skinA person whose head is bald
balker, baulker, noncompliantA person who refuses / refuses to comply
batherA person who takes a bath
beardA person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
bedfellowA person with whom you share a bed
bereaved, bereaved personA person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
best, topperThe person who is most outstanding / outstanding or excellent
birthA baby born
bitersomeone who bites
bloggerA person who keeps and updates a blog
blond, blondeA person with fair skin and hair
bluecoatA person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)
bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, musclemansomeone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
bomberA person who plants bombs
brunet, brunetteA person with dark (brown) hair
bullfighter, toreadorsomeone who fights bulls
busterA person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
candidate, prospectsomeone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
capitalistA person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
captor, capturerA person who captures and holds people or animals
caseA person requiring professional services
cashierA person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
celebrant, celebrator, celebraterA person who is celebrating
censorsomeone who censures or condemns
chameleonA changeable / changeable or inconstant person
changer, modifierA person who changes something
charmer, beguilerA person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
child, babyAn immature childish person
chutzpanik(Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa
closerA person who closes something
clumsy personA person with poor motor coordination
collector, aggregatorA person who collects things
color-blind personA person unable to distinguish differences in hue
combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrappersomeone who fights (or is fighting)
commoner, common man, common personA person who holds no title
communicatorA person who communicates with others
complexifiersomeone makes things complex
compulsiveA person with a compulsive / compulsive disposition
computer userA person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business
contemplativeA person devoted to the contemplative life
contestantA person who participates in competitions
convertA person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, apersomeone who copies the words or behavior of another
counterA person who counts things
counterterroristsomeone who attempts to prevent terrorism
cowardA person who shows fear or timidity
crawler, creeperA person who crawls or creeps along the ground
creatorA person who grows or makes or invents / invents things
creature, wightA human being
creditorA person to whom money is owed by a debtor
cripplesomeone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
dancer, social dancerA person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departedsomeone who is no longer alive
deaf personA person with a severe auditory impairment
debaser, degraderA person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
debtor, debitorA person who owes a creditor
defecator, voider, shitterA person who defecates
delayerA person who delays
delivererA person who gives up or transfers money or goods
demanderA person who makes demands / demands
dieterA person who diets / diets
differentiator, discriminatorA person who (or that which) differentiates
disentangler, unraveler, unravellerA person who removes tangles
disputant, controversialist, eristicA person who disputes
dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestantA person who dissents from some established policy
dividerA person who separates something into parts or groups
domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalentA person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
double, image, look-alikesomeone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
dresserA person who dresses in a particular way
dribbler, driveller, slobberer, droolerA person who dribbles
drug user, substance abuser, userA person who takes drugs
dyslectic, dyslexicA person who has dyslexia
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geekA person with an unusual or odd personality
ectomorphA person with a thin body
effecter, effectorOne who brings about a result or event
emotional personA person subject to strong states of emotion
endomorphA heavy person with a soft and rounded body
engineer, applied scientist, technologistA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
enjoyerA person who delights in having or using or experiencing something
enrolleeA person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
entertainerA person who tries to please or amuse
ethnicA person who is a member of an ethnic group
experimenterA person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys testing innovative ideas
expertA person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
explorer, adventurersomeone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
extrovert, extravert(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
faceA part of a person that is used to refer to a person
faddistA person who subscribes to a variety of fads
fallerA person who falls
fastenerA person who fastens or makes fast
female, female personA person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
fiduciaryA person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
first-raterOne who is first-rate
followerA person who accepts the leadership / leadership of another
free agent, free spirit, freewheelersomeone acting freely or even irresponsibly
friendA person you know well and regard with affection and trust
fugitive, runaway, fleersomeone who flees from an uncongenial situation
gainerA person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits / profits)
gainer, weight gainerA person who gains weight
gamblerA person who wagers money on the outcome of games / games / games or sporting events
gatekeepersomeone who controls access to something
gathererA person who gathers
gentileA person who is not a member of one's own religion
good guyAny person who is on your side
good personA person who is good to other people
granterA person who grants / grants or gives something
greeter, saluter, welcomerA person who greets
grinnerA person who grins
groanerA person who groans
grunterA person who grunts
guesserA person who guesses
gypsy, gipsyA person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life
handicapped personA person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially
haterA person who hates
heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straightA heterosexual person
homosexual, homophile, homo, gaysomeone who practices homosexuality
homunculusA tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
hopesomeone (or something) on which expectations are centered
hoperA person who hopes
huddlerA person who crouches
huggerA person who hugs
immuneA person who is immune to a particular infection
individualistA person who pursues independent thought or action
inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indwellerA person who inhabits a particular place
innocent, inexperienced personA person who lacks knowledge of evil
insured, insured personA person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy
intellectual, intellectA person who uses the mind creatively
interpretersomeone who uses art to represent something
introvert(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social / social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
jewel, gemA person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
jumperA person who jumps
juniorThe younger of two persons
juvenile, juvenile personA young person, not fully developed
killer, slayersomeone who causes the death of a person or animal
kinkA person with unusual sexual tastes
kneelerA person in a kneeling position
knockerA person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
knower, apprehenderA person who knows or apprehends / apprehends
kook, odd fellow, odd fish, queer bird, queer duck, odd man outsomeone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
large personA person of greater than average size
laugherA person who is laughing or who laughs easily
leaderA person who rules or guides or inspires others
learner, scholar, assimilatorsomeone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
left-hander, lefty, southpawA person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
lifeA living person
lightning rodsomeone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
linguist, polyglotA person who speaks more than one language
literate, literate personA person who can read and write
liverA person who has a special life style
longer, thirster, yearnerA person with a strong desire for something
loose cannonA person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous
loved oneA person who you love, usually a member of your family
loverA person who loves someone or is loved by someone
machineAn efficient person
mailerA person who mails / mails something
malcontentA person who is discontented or disgusted
male, male personA person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
manThe generic use of the word to refer to any human being
man jackA single individual
manipulatorA person who handles things manually
marriedA person who is married
masturbator, onanistA person who practices masturbation
measurerA person who makes measurements
mesomorphA person with a well-developed muscular body
mestizoA person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
middlebrowsomeone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
miracle man, miracle workerA person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles
misfitsomeone unable to adapt to their circumstances
misogamistA person who hates marriage
mixed-bloodA person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
modernA contemporary person
money handler, money dealerA person who receives or invests or pays out money
monolingualA person who knows only one language
mother henA person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)
mouseperson who is quiet or timid
mutilator, maimer, manglerA person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
namerA person who gives a name or names
namesakeA person with the same name as another
national, subjectA person who owes allegiance to that nation
native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginalAn indigenous person who was born in a particular place
nativeA person born in a particular place or country
neglecterA person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
neighbor, neighbourA person who lives (or is located) near another
neutralOne who does not side with any party / party / party in a war / war / war or dispute
nondescriptA person is not easily classified and not very interesting
nonmemberA person who is not a member
nonparticipantA person who does not participate
nonpartisan, nonpartizanA person who is nonpartisan
nonperson, unpersonA person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights
nonreligious personA person who does not manifest devotion to a deity
nonresidentsomeone who does not live in a particular place
nonsmokerA person who does not smoke tobacco
nonworkerA person who does nothing
nude, nude personA naked person
nurserA person who treats something carefully
occultistA believer in occultism
optimistA person disposed to take a favorable view of things
orphansomeone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
ostrichA person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides / hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
ouster, ejectorA person who ousts or supplants someone else
outcasteA person belonging to no caste
outdoorsmanA person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing / fishing)
owner, possessorA person who owns something
pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddlersomeone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
pansexualA person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds
pardoner, forgiver, excuserA person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
partnerA person who is a member of a partnership
partyA person involved in legal proceedings
passerA person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
peer, equal, match, compeerA person who is of equal standing with another in a group
perceiver, percipient, observer, beholderA person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percherA person situated on a perch
person of color, person of colour(formal) any non-European non-white person
personageAnother word for person
personificationA person who represents an abstract quality
perspirer, sweaterA person who perspires
philosopherA wise / wise person who is calm and rational
picker, chooser, selectorA person who chooses or selects out
pisser, urinatorA person who urinates
planner, contriver, deviserA person who makes plans
playerA person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
posturersomeone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others
powderersomeone who applies or scatters powder
precursor, forerunnerA person who goes before or announces the coming of another
preserversomeone who keeps safe from harm or danger
primitive, primitive personA person who belongs to an early stage / stage of civilization
propositusThe person immediately affected by or concerned with an action
public relations personA person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public
pursuerA person who pursues some plan or goal
pussycatA person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
quarterAn unspecified person
quitterA person who gives up too easily
radicalA person who has radical ideas or opinions
rare bird, rara avisA rare or unique person
realistA person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
rectifierA person who corrects or sets right
redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottopsomeone who has red hair
registrantA person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby)
relative, relationA person related by blood or marriage
reliever, allayer, comforterA person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
religious personA person who manifests devotion to a deity
repeaterA person who repeats
rescuer, recoverer, saversomeone who saves something from danger or violence
resterA person who rests / rests / rests
restrainer, controllerA person who directs and restrains
revenantA person who returns after a lengthy absence
rich person, wealthy person, haveA person who possesses great material wealth
right-hander, right hander, righthanderA person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left
riserA person who rises (especially from bed)
romperA person who romps or frolics
roundheadA brachycephalic person
ruler, swayerA person who rules or commands
rusherA person who rushes / rushes
scientistA person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
scratcherA person who scratches to relieve an itch
second-rater, mediocrityA person of second-rate ability or value
seeder, cloud seederA person who seeds clouds
seeker, searcher, questersomeone making a search / search / search / search / search or inquiry
segregatesomeone who is or has been segregated
selfA person considered as a unique individual
sensualistA person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys sensuality
sentimentalist, romanticistsomeone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
sex objectAny person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification
sex symbolA person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness
shaker, mover and shakerA person who wields power and influence
showmanA person skilled at making effective presentations
signer, signatorysomeone who signs and is bound by a document
simpleton, simpleA person lacking intelligence or common sense
six-footerA person who is at least six feet tall
skidder, slider, slipperA person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
slaveA person who is owned by someone
slavesomeone entirely / entirely dominated by some influence or person
sleepyheadA sleepy person
sloucherA person who slouches
small personA person of below average size
smasherA person who smashes / smashes / smashes something
smilerA person who smiles
sneezerA person who sneezes
snifferA person who sniffs
sniffler, snivelerA person who breathes audibly through a congested nose
snufferA person who snuffs out candles
snufflerA person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus)
socializer, socialiserA person who takes part in social activities
sortA person of a particular character or nature
sounding boardA person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability
sphinxAn inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
spitter, expectoratorA person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
sportA person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
sprawlerA person who sprawls
spurnerA person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt
squinter, squint-eyeA person with strabismus
stifler, smothererA person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
stigmatic, stigmatistA person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)
stooperA person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward
strangerAn individual that one is not acquainted with
strugglerA person who struggles / struggles with difficulties or with great effort
subject, case, guinea pigA person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
supernumeraryA person serving no apparent function
surrenderer, yielderA person who yields or surrenders / surrenders
survivalistsomeone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation
survivorOne who outlives another
suspectsomeone who is under suspicion
taggersomeone who appends or joins one thing to another
taggersomeone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter
tapperA person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly
tempterA person who tempts others
termerA person / person who serves a specified term
terror, scourge, threatA person who inspires fear or dread
testator, testateA person who makes a will
thin person, skin and bones, scragA person who is unusually thin and scrawny
third-raterOne who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
throwersomeone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
tigerA fierce or audacious person
totemistA person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem
toucherA person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something
transfer, transfereesomeone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
transsexual, transexualA person whose sexual identification is entirely / entirely with the opposite sex
transsexual, transexual, transgenderedA person who has undergone a sex change operation
transvestite, cross-dressersomeone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
traveler, travellerA person who changes location
trier, attempter, essayerOne who tries
turnerOne of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
tyrantAny person who exercises power in a cruel way
ugly ducklingAn ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
undoer, opener, unfastener, untierA person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
unfortunate, unfortunate personA person who suffers misfortune
unskilled personA person who lacks technical training
unwelcome person, persona non grataA person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
userA person who makes use of a thing
vanisherA person who disappears / disappears
victim, dupeA person who is tricked or swindled
visionaryA person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
visually impaired personsomeone who has inferior vision
waiterA person who waits or awaits
wakerA person who awakes
walk-inperson who walks in without having an appointment
wanter, neederA person who wants or needs something
wardA person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
warriorsomeone engaged in or experienced in warfare
watcherA person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
weakling, doormat, wussA person who is physically weak and ineffectual
weaselA person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
wiggler, wriggler, squirmerOne who can't stay still (especially a child)
winkerA person who winks / winks
withholderA person who refrains from granting / granting / granting
witness(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
workerA person who works at a specific occupation
worldlingA person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world
yawnerA person who yawns
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agencyAny entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
organism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Spanishalguien, alguno, alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano, ser
Catalanésser humà, humà, individu, mortal, persona
Adjectivesmortalsubject to death

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