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MORTALITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MORTALITY?

Need another word that means the same as “mortality”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “mortality” in this overview.

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Mortality as a Noun
Definitions of "Mortality" as a noun
Synonyms of "Mortality" as a noun (13 Words)
Usage Examples of "Mortality" as a noun
Associations of "Mortality" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Mortality” are: death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality rate, impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability, death, loss of life, dying

Mortality as a Noun

Definitions of "Mortality" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mortality” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause.
The quality or state of being mortal.
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.
The state of being subject to death.
Death, especially on a large scale.

Synonyms of "Mortality" as a noun (13 Words)

death	The personification of death. The animal died a painful death.
death rate	The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism.
deathrate	The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.
dying	The time when something ends. A dying* of old hopes.*
ephemerality	The property of lasting for a very short time.
fatality rate	The quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters.
impermanence	The property of not existing for indefinitely long durations. She describes the impermanence* of human existence.*
impermanency	The property of not existing for indefinitely long durations.
loss of life	The act of losing someone or something.
mortality rate	The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.
perishability	Food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated.
temporality	A secular possession, especially the properties and revenues of a religious body or a member of the clergy. Like spatial position temporality* is an intrinsic property of the object.*
transience	The state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitoriness. The transience* of life and happiness.*

Usage Examples of "Mortality" as a noun

Post-operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations.
The causes of mortality among infants and young children.
The work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality.

Associations of "Mortality" (30 Words)

avoid	Prevent from happening. Avoid excessive exposure to the sun.
brevity	The use of brief expressions. The brevity* of human life.*
casualty	A decrease of military personnel or equipment. He went to casualty* to have a cut stitched.*
conciseness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
death	The personification of death. The animal died a painful death.
decease	The event of dying or departure from life. He held the post until his untimely decease* in 1991.*
deceased	The recently dead person in question. The deceased* man s family.*
demise	Transmit (a sovereign’s title) by death or abdication. Mr Grisenthwaite s tragic demise.
die	Cut or shape with a die. The fire had died and the room was cold.
euthanasia	The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness.
expiry	The end of a fixed period of time. The expiry* of the six month period.*
finis	The concluding part of any performance. The market was up at the finish.
infant	Denoting something in an early stage of its development. Their first year at infant* school.*
intestacy	The situation of being or dying without a legally valid will.
intestate	Having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will. He died intestate.
mortuary	Of or relating to or characteristic of death. Mortuary rituals.
neonatal	Relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth. Special attention is given to mortality in the neonatal* period.*
perish	(of rubber, food, etc.) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay. An abandoned tyre whose rubber had perished.
pithiness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
remembrance	The ability to recall past occurrences. A flash of remembrance* passed between them.*
rip	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. The skirt of her frock ripped.
sepulchral	Relating to a tomb or interment. Hollow sepulchral* tones.*
stillborn	Showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn. One of the twins was stillborn.
succinctness	Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.
temporary	A worker especially in an office hired on a temporary basis. A temporary* job.*
testator	A person who makes a will.
transience	An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying. The transience* of life and happiness.*
transient	Lasting a very short time. Transient laborers.
widowed	Single because of death of the spouse. Her widowed* mother.*