humanity
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humanity
- /hjuˈmænɪti/ US
- [j̊ʊwˈmænɪɾi] US
Rhymes with -ænɪti
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye, from Old French humanité, from Latin hūmānitās. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).
noun humanities
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Humankind; human beings as a group.
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
Similar: humankind, Man, man, mankind, peoplekind, personkind, race, human race, humanity, Homo sapiens
- The human condition or nature.
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The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man had a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his humanities!
Similar: humaneness
- Any academic subject belonging to the humanities. Philosophy is a humanity while psychology is a science.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mankind, human race, humankind, humanness, man, world, human beings, humans, humanization, humaneness, compassion, humanistic, humanitarianism, humane, humanitarian, benevolence
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noun human beings as a group — see also mankind
| Español | humanidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인류 illyu, 인간 in'gan |
| 日本語 | 人類 jinrui |
| 中文 | 人類 /人类 rénlèi |
| हिन्दी | मानवजाति mānavjāti, मानवता mānavtā |
| Português | humanidade |
| Français | humanité |
| Deutsch | Menschheit |
| Italiano | umanità |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπότητα anthropótita |
| Română | umanitate, omenire |
| Русский | челове́чество čelovéčestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân loại, loài người |
| العربية | بَشَرِيَّة bašariyya, إِنْسَانِيَّة ʔinsāniyya, آدَمِيَّة ʔādamiyya |
noun human condition
| 한국어 | 인간성 in'ganseong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 人間性 ningensei |
| Kiswahili | utu |
| Português | humanidade |
| Français | humanité |
| Deutsch | Humanität, Menschlichkeit |
| Italiano | umanità |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρώπινη υπόσταση anthrópini ypóstasi |
| Русский | челове́чность čelovéčnostʹ |
| العربية | إِنْسَانِيَّة ʔinsāniyya, بَشَرِيَّة bašariyya |
noun quality of being benevolent
| हिन्दी | मानवता mānavtā |
|---|---|
| Português | humanidade, benevolência |
| Français | humanité |
| Deutsch | Humanität, Menschlichkeit |
| Italiano | benevolenza |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπιά anthropiá |
| Română | bunătate, benevolență |
| Русский | челове́чность čelovéčnostʹ, гума́нность gumánnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân tính |
| العربية | إِنْسَانِيَّة ʔinsāniyya, بَشَرِيَّة bašariyya |
Talk about this word "humanity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humanity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. humanity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humanity "humanity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humanity.Cite this
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title = {humanity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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