mortality

[Mor*tal·i*ty]

One of the most difficult things for a child is experiencing the death of a beloved pet; it's a hard lesson in mortality. Mortality is the quality of being mortal, or the reality of death.

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The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

Noun
the quality or state of being mortal

Noun
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

n.
The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

n.
Human life; the life of a mortal being.

n.
Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature.

n.
Death; destruction.

n.
The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.

Mortality

Mor*tal"i*ty , n. [L. mortalitas: cf. F. mortalit'82.] 1. The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

When I saw her die, I then did think on your mortality.

2. Human life; the life of a mortal being.

From this instant There 's nothing serious in mortality.

3. Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature.

Take these tears, mortality's relief.

4. Death; destruction. Shak. 5. The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming. Bill of mortality. See under Bill. -- Law of mortality, a mathematical relation between the numbers living at different ages, so that from a given large number of persons alive at one age, it can be computed what number are likely to survive a given number of years. -- Table of mortality, a table exhibiting the average relative number of persons who survive, or who have died, at the end of each year of life, out of a given number supposed to have been born at the same time.

Mortalize

Mor"tal*ize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortalized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortalizing .] To make mortal. [R.]

The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

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Usage Examples

My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death now I see it from my son's perspective.

I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.

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Other Usage Examples

The biggest public health challenge is rebuilding health systems. In other words, if you look at cholera or maternal mortality or tuberculosis in Haiti, they're major problems in Haiti, but the biggest problem is rebuilding systems.

Mental agitations and eating cares are more injurious to health, and destructive of life, than is commonly imagined, and could their effects be collected, would make no inconsiderable figure in the bills of mortality.

The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.