humankind

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humankind

  • /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

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noun humankinds · human kind

  1. uncountable, usually The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens. “I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment^([sic]) to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”

    Similar: the human race, mankind, humanity, Homo sapiens, humankind, Man, man, peoplekind, personkind, race, human race

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Closest in meaning: human race, humanity, mankind, man, world, human beings, humans, men, humaneness, humane, humanitarianism, humanitarian, humanism, human, people, homo sapiens

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@misc{humankind_2026,
  title = {humankind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humankind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}