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1. (n.) humanity
all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
2. humanity
the quality or condition of being human; human nature.
3. humanity
the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence; goodwill.
4. humanity
the humanities,
5. humanity
literature, languages, philosophy, art, etc., or their study: distinguished from the sciences.
6. humanity
classical languages and classical literature, esp. as a field of study.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L hūmānitās. See human , -ity)
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| Definition of 'humanity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) humanity
the quality of being humane
2. (noun) humanness, humanity, manhood
the quality of being human
"he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
3. (noun) world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
"all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
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1. (noun) humanity
people considered as a group
crimes against humanity
2. humanity
≠ inhumanity
His humanity is obvious in his speeches.
3. humanity
***(the) humanities
***subjects such as literature, philosophy, history, etc. that deal with how people behave
research in the humanities
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| Definition of 'humanity' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) humanity
the quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings
2. (noun) humanity
mankind collectively; the human race
3. (noun) humanity
the quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness
4. (noun) humanity
mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature
5. (noun) humanity
the branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters
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Sense: kindness
a man of great humanity.
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 Afrikaans: medemenslikheid |
 Arabic: إنسانِيَّه، لَطافَه، شَفَ |
 Bulgarian: човечност |
 Brazilian: humanidade |
 Czech: humanita |
 German: die Menschlichkeit |
 Danish: venlighed; menneskelighed |
 Greek: ανθρωπιά |
 Spanish: humanidad |
 Estonian: humaansus |
 Farsi: شفقت |
 Finnish: humaanius |
 French: humanité |
 Hebrew: אֶנוֹשִיוּת |
 Hindi: मानवता |
 Croatian: dobrota, humanost |
 Hungarian: emberségesség |
 Indonesian: peri kemanusiaan |
 Icelandic: mannúð |
 Italian: umanità |
 Japanese: 人間性 |
 Korean: 친절 |
 Lithuanian: žmoniškumas |
 Latvian: humānums; cilvēcīgums |
 Malay: perikemanusiaan |
 Dutch: humaniteit, menselijkheid |
 Norwegian: humanitet, godhet |
 Polish: człowieczeństwo, dobroć |
 Persian: شفقت |
 Pashto: شفقت |
 Portuguese: humanidade |
 Romanian: omenie |
 Russian: гуманность |
 Slovak: ľudskosť |
 Slovenian: človečnost |
 Serbian: humanost |
 Swedish: humanitet |
 Thai: มนุษยธรรม |
 Turkish: merhamet,şefkat |
 Taiwanese: 人道 |
 Ukrainian: гуманність, людяність |
 Urdu: انسانیت |
 Vietnamese: lòng nhân đạo |
 Chinese: 人道，仁慈 |
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