mere mortal
Just like everyone
A mere mortal is an ordinary human being, especially contrasted with gods, superheroes, or people of extraordinary ability.
The phrase emphasizes human limitations—vulnerability, fallibility, mortality itself: Such concerns are beyond mere mortals like us.
Often used with self-deprecating humor when facing tasks that seem to require superhuman capabilities: I'm a mere mortal—I can't work eighteen-hour days.
- deathCessation of life
- humanHomo sapiens individual
- flesh and bloodOne's close relatives
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- common manTypical ordinary citizen
only human · ephemeral · impermanence · creature · dust to dust · person · godlike · Greek gods · finite · humble · transience · flawed · individual · omnipotent · earthbound · earthly realm · fallible · supernatural
mere mortaldeity
Worshipped supernatural being
goddess · immortal · divine being · divinity · eternal being
mere mortalsuperhuman
Beyond typical ability
superman · superwoman · superhero · colossus · titan
mere mortalsuperhero
Powered champion against evil
superhuman · legend · hero · mythic figure · icon
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