mankind
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mankind¹
- /mænˈkaɪnd/
Rhymes with -aɪnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.
noun
- The human race in its entirety. One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.
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Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Similar: humankind
- Human feelings; humanity. And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in
Mankind²
Where it comes from
From mankind, man + -kind, translated from Arabic.
proper noun
- The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: humanity, human race, humankind, man, world, human beings, humans, men, mensch, humaneness, humanitarianism, humane, humanitarian, people, person, humanism
Translations
Every language
noun human race
| Español | humanidad, género humano, raza humana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인류 illyu, 인간 in'gan |
| 日本語 | 人類 jinrui, 人間 ningen, 人 hito |
| 中文 | 人類 /人类 rénlèi, 芸芸眾生 /芸芸众生 yúnyúnzhòngshēng |
| हिन्दी | मानवता mānavtā, आदमज़ाद ādamzād, मानवजाति mānavjāti, बशर baśar |
| Português | humanidade |
| Français | humanité, genre humain |
| Deutsch | Menschheit, Menschengeschlecht |
| Italiano | umanità, genere umano |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπότητα anthropótita |
| Română | omenire, umanitate, neamul omenesc |
| Русский | челове́чество čelovéčestvo, род людско́й rod ljudskój |
| Tiếng Việt | loài người, nhân loại |
| العربية | بَشَرِيَّة bašariyya, الْجِنْس الْبَشَرِيّ al-jins al-bašariyy, إِنْس ʔins, إِنْسَانِيَّة ʔinsāniyya, آدَمِيَّة ʔādamiyya |
| עברית | אֱנוֹשׁוּת enoshút |
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