humanity

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /hjuˈmænɪti/, [hjuˈmænɪɾi]

Noun

humanity

1. Mankind; human beings as a group.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:humankind

2. The human condition or nature.
3. The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 16

     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!”

   Synonyms: humaneness
4. Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

   Philosophy is a humanity while psychology is a science.

Related terms

• humanities
• humane

Translations

• French: humanité
• German: Menschheit
• Italian: umanità
• Portuguese: humanidade
• Russian: челове́чество
• Spanish: humanidad

Translations

• French: humanité
• German: Humanität, Menschlichkeit
• Italian: umanità
• Portuguese: humanidade

Translations

• French: humanité
• German: Humanität, Menschlichkeit
• Italian: benevolenza
• Portuguese: humanidade, benevolência
• Russian: челове́чность

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