mor·tal·i·ty

mor·tal·i·ty
/moɚˈtæləti/ noun, pl -ties
1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die : the quality or state of being mortal

The news of her cousin's death reminded her of her own mortality. [=reminded her that she would also die some day]

— opposite immortality
2 : the death of a person, animal, etc.
[count]

cancer mortalities [=deaths caused by cancer]

[noncount]

a leading cause of mortality

3 [noncount] : the number of deaths that occur in a particular time or place

a decrease in cancer mortality [=a decrease in the number of people dying from cancer]

The government is trying to reduce infant mortality. = The government is trying to reduce the mortality rate among infants. [=trying to reduce the number of infants who die each year]


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  • mor|tal|ly — «MR tuh lee», adverb. 1. so as to cause death; fatally: »mortally wounded. 2. bitterly; grievously: »mortally offended. Whoe er it be That tells my faults, I hate him mortally (Alexander Pope). 3. Informal. very greatly; …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|tal — «MR tuhl», adjective, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. sure to die sometime: »all mortal creatures. Do you think your daughter is not mortal like other people? (Charles Reade). 2. of man; of mortals: »Mortal flesh has many pains and diseases. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mor|tal|ize — «MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make mortal; consider or represent as mortal: »In later times he [Faunus] was mortalized like all the other Italian gods (Thomas Keightley) …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mor´tal|iz´er — im|mor|tal|ize «ih MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make immortal. 2. to cause to be remembered or famous forever; give everlasting fame to: »Great authors are immortalized by their works. –im|mor´tal|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mor|tal|ize — «ih MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make immortal. 2. to cause to be remembered or famous forever; give everlasting fame to: »Great authors are immortalized by their works. –im|mor´tal|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mor|tal|i|ty — «IHM r TAL uh tee», noun. 1. endless life; living forever: »The Greeks believed in the immortality of their gods; many believe in the immortality of the soul. 2. fame that lasts forever: »the immortality of the great achievements of Newton and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • im|mor|tal|i|za|tion — «ih MR tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of immortalizing. 2. the state of being immortalized …   Useful english dictionary

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