The difference between Mortal and Vital
When used as adjectives, mortal means susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound, whereas vital means relating to, or characteristic of life.
Mortal is also noun with the meaning: a human.
Mortal is also adverb with the meaning: mortally.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mortal and Vital
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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."
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Vital as an adjective:
Relating to, or characteristic of life.
Examples:
"'vital energies; vital functions; vital actions"
"synonyms: lifely"
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Vital as an adjective:
Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
Examples:
"The brain is a vital organ."
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Vital as an adjective:
Invigorating or life-giving.
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Vital as an adjective:
Necessary to continued existence.
Examples:
"The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation."
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Vital as an adjective:
Relating to the recording of life events.
Examples:
"Birth, marriage and death certificates are vital records."
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Vital as an adjective:
Very important.
Examples:
"It is vital that you don't forget to do your homework."
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Vital as an adjective:
Containing life; living.
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Vital as an adjective:
Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.