Humanity

Quick meaning: Humanity is a noun meaning (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.

Meaning

(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The human condition or nature.
2. (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
3. (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

Example Sentences

Philosophy is a humanity while psychology is a science.

At last the concourse is relatively clear of humanity and the task of clearing up can begin.

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!

“The internet”, Eric Schmidt, former chairman of Google, famously observed, “is the first thing that humanity' has built that humanity doesn’t understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.”

Word Forms

• humanities

Synonyms for humanity

Depending on context, synonyms include humankind, Man, mankind, peoplekind, personkind, race.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mankind, humankind, humanness, man, world, humans.

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