mortality
7 synonyms and 1 antonym for mortality, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The fact of being subject to death; the condition of eventually dying.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
How to use mortality
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
infant mortality
mortality rate
face one's mortality
Etymology
From Old French mortalite, from Latin mortalitas, built from mors, "death" — the same root behind "mortal" and "murder".
Full origin of mortality →Frequently asked questions
What does “mortality” mean?
The word “mortality” means the fact of being subject to death; the condition of eventually dying. In plain terms, either the simple fact that all living things die, or a statistic showing how many people in a group die over time.
How do you pronounce “mortality”?
“Mortality” is pronounced mawr-TA-lih-tee (/mɔɹˈtælɪti/ in IPA).
How do you use “mortality” in a sentence?
Here is “mortality” used in a sentence: “The illness made him confront his own mortality for the first time.”
What part of speech is “mortality”?
“Mortality” is a noun.
Where does the word “mortality” come from?
The word “mortality” comes from Latin. From Old French mortalite, from Latin mortalitas, built from mors, "death" — the same root behind "mortal" and "murder".
Is “mortality” a common word?
“Mortality” is a fairly common word in modern English.
How many meanings does “mortality” have?
“Mortality” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the fact of being subject to death; the condition of eventually dying.
What is the difference between mortality and morbidity?
Mortality refers to death, especially the rate of death in a population. Morbidity refers to disease or ill health, so morbidity measures how many people are sick while mortality measures how many die.
What is the difference between mortality and mortality rate?
On its own, mortality can mean the general condition of being subject to death. "Mortality rate" is the narrower statistical sense: the number of deaths in a population over a set period, such as per year or per 1,000 people.
What is the difference between mortality and immortality?
Mortality is the condition of being subject to death, the fate of all living things. Immortality is the opposite, the state of living forever or never dying, formed by adding the prefix "im-."
