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- Dictionarymortality/mɔːˈtalɪti/
noun
- 1. the state of being subject to death: "the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality" Similar Opposite
- 2. death, especially on a large scale: "the causes of mortality among infants and young children" Similar
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1. : the quality or state of being mortal. Her husband's death reminded her of her own mortality. 2. : the death of large numbers (as of people or animals) trying to reduce infant mortality. 3. archaic : death. 4. : the human race. that natural extinction to which all mortality is subject Thomas Paine. 5. a.
MORTALITY definition: 1. the way that people do not live for ever: 2. the number of deaths within a particular society…. Learn more.
Mortality definition: the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.. See examples of MORTALITY used in a sentence.
the way that people do not live forever: Her death made him more aware of his own mortality. Compare. immortality. C2. the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time: the mortality rate. Infant mortality is much higher in the poorest areas of the city. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
May 13, 2024 · mortality, in demographic usage, the frequency of death in a population. In general, the risk of death at any given age is less for females than for males, except during the childbearing years (in economically developed societies females have a lower mortality even during those years).
Mortality is the quality of being mortal, or the reality of death. It's not easy for most people to come to terms with their own mortality, or the fact that they really will die someday.
5 meanings: 1. the condition of being mortal 2. great loss of life, as in war or disaster 3. the number of deaths in a given.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of mortality noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MORTALITY meaning: 1 : 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; 2 : the death of a person, animal, etc.
the number of deaths at a particular time or in a particular place: infant mortality. the mortality rate. mortality noun [U] (NOT LIVING FOREVER) the way that people do not live forever: Her death made him more aware of his own mortality. (Definition of mortality from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
