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
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Immortal as an adjective:
Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
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Immortal as an adjective:
Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
Examples:
"his immortal words"
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Immortal as an adjective:
Connected with or relating to immortality.
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Immortal as an adjective (obsolete):
Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.
Examples:
"rfquotek Hayward"
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Immortal as a noun:
One who is not susceptible to death.
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Immortal as a noun:
A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
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Immortal as a noun:
A member of the Académie française.
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Immortal as a noun (Internet):
An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).
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Mortal as an adjective:
Punishable by death.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Fatally vulnerable.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Of or relating to the time of death.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
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Mortal as an adjective:
Human; belonging to man, who is mortal.
Examples:
"mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power"
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Mortal as an adjective:
Very painful or tedious; wearisome.
Examples:
"a sermon lasting two mortal hours"
"rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"
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Mortal as an adjective (UK, slang):
Very drunk; wasted; smashed.
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Mortal as a noun:
A human; someone susceptible to death.
Examples:
"Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal."
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Mortal as an adverb (colloquial):
Mortally; enough to cause death.
Examples:
"It's mortal cold out there."