English Explanatory Dictionary

humanity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Humankind; human beings as a group.
  2. The human condition or nature.
  3. The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
  4. Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

Pronunciation

/hjuˈmænɪti/ [j̊ʊwˈmænɪɾi] en-us-humanity.ogg

Word forms

humanity humanities

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

Synonyms

humankind Man mankind peoplekind personkind race human race humanity Homo sapiens humaneness

Related words

humanities humane

Derived words

antihumanity crime against humanity criminal against humanity humanitarian humanitarianism inhumanity nonhumanity posthumanity subhumanity superhumanity suprahumanity transhumanity unhumanity whitemanity
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