The difference between Immortal and Mortal

When used as nouns, immortal means one who is not susceptible to death, whereas mortal means a human.

When used as adjectives, immortal means not susceptible to death, whereas mortal means susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound.


Mortal is also adverb with the meaning: mortally.

check bellow for the other definitions of Immortal and Mortal

  1. Immortal as an adjective:

    Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

  2. Immortal as an adjective:

    Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

    Examples:

    "his immortal words"

  3. Immortal as an adjective:

    Connected with or relating to immortality.

  4. Immortal as an adjective (obsolete):

    Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hayward"

  1. Immortal as a noun:

    One who is not susceptible to death.

  2. Immortal as a noun:

    A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.

  3. Immortal as a noun:

    A member of the Académie française.

  4. Immortal as a noun (Internet):

    An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.

  1. Mortal as an adjective:

    Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.

  2. Mortal as an adjective:

    Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).

  3. Mortal as an adjective:

    Punishable by death.

  4. Mortal as an adjective:

    Fatally vulnerable.

  5. Mortal as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the time of death.

  6. Mortal as an adjective:

    Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.

  7. Mortal as an adjective:

    Human; belonging to man, who is mortal.

    Examples:

    "mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power"

  8. Mortal as an adjective:

    Very painful or tedious; wearisome.

    Examples:

    "a sermon lasting two mortal hours"

    "rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"

  9. Mortal as an adjective (UK, slang):

    Very drunk; wasted; smashed.

  1. Mortal as a noun:

    A human; someone susceptible to death.

    Examples:

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

  1. Mortal as an adverb (colloquial):

    Mortally; enough to cause death.

    Examples:

    "It's mortal cold out there."