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mortality

/mɔɹˈtælɪti/

Meanings
noun
The state or quality of being mortal.

Examples :

"The high mortality rate from the flu this year was a concern for the school's health officials. "
being quality human philosophy medicine biology soul condition

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration health

health noun

/hɛlθ/

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

Illustration serious

serious adjective

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈsɪəɹ.i.əs/

Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

"It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily."

Illustration concern

concern noun

/kənˈsɜːn/ /kənˈsɝn/

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before the matter of interest is usually over, about or for.

"My concern for my daughter's health is significant because she's been feeling unwell lately. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration mortal

mortal noun

/ˈmɔːtəl/

A human; someone susceptible to death.

"Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal."

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

Illustration officials

officials noun

/əˈfɪʃəlz/

An office holder invested with powers and authorities.

"David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club."

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration village

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Illustration mortals

mortals noun

/ˈmɔːrtəlz/

A human; someone susceptible to death.

"Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal."