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humanities

  • /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/ US

noun

  1. plural plural of humanity

Similar: humanistic discipline, humanities

noun

  1. obsolete, plural, plural only Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.

    Similar: classical studies

  2. plural, plural only The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion. The Old Church is one of nearly 240 recipients of grants awarded by NEH for humanities projects in support of the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for teachers, according to the agency’s websit

    Similar: belles-lettres, arts

Similar: humanistic discipline, humanities

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: liberal arts, arts, humanistic discipline, classics, humanist, letters, cultural, sciences, science, humanistic, humanitarian, humane, ssh, human, humanists, lettres

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Españolhumanidades, letras humanas
한국어인문학 inmunhak
日本語人文科学 jinbun kagaku, 人文学 jinbungaku
中文人文科學 /人文科学 rénwén kēxué
हिन्दीमानविकी mānvikī
Portuguêshumanas
Françaissciences humaines
DeutschGeisteswissenschaften, Humanwissenschaften
Italianoscienze umanistiche
Ελληνικάανθρωπιστικές επιστήμες anthropistikés epistímes, θεωρητικές επιστήμες theoritikés epistímes
Românăumanioare
Русскийгуманита́рные нау́ки gumanitárnyje naúki
Tiếng Việtkhoa học nhân văn

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@misc{humanities_2026,
  title = {humanities},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humanities},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}