Definitions for Humanity
hyuˈmæn ɪ ti; often yu-hu·man·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. humanitynoun

   the quality of being humane

2. humanness, humanity, manhoodnoun

   the quality of being human

   "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"

3. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, mannoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humanitynoun

   Mankind; human beings as a group.

2. humanitynoun

   The human condition or nature.

3. humanitynoun

   The quality of being benevolent.

4. Etymology: From humanitye, from humanité, from humanitas, from humanus; see human, humane. The interjection was first used ("Oh, the humanity!") by Herbert Morrison reporting on the.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humanitynoun

   Etymology: humanité, French; humanitas, Latin.

   1. The nature of man.

   Look to thyself; reach not beyond humanity. Philip Sidney.

   A rarer spirit never did steer humanity. William Shakespeare.

   The middle of humanity thou never knewest, but the extremity of both ends. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   To preserve the Hebrew intire and uncorrupt, there hath been used the highest caution humanity could invent. Brown.

   2. Humankind; the collective body of mankind.

   If he can untie those knots, he is able to teach all humanity, and will do well to oblige mankind by his informations. Joseph Glanvill.

   3. Benevolence; tenderness.

   All men ought to maintain peace, and the common offices of humanity and friendship in diversity of opinions. John Locke.

   How few, like thee, enquire the wretched out,
   And court the offices of soft humanity?
   Like thee reserve their raiment for the naked,
   Reach out their bread to feed the crying orphan,
   Or mix their pitying tears with those that weep? Nicholas Rowe.

   4. Philology; grammatical studies.

WikipediaRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Humanity

   Humanity refers collectively to humans.

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1. humanity

   Humanity refers to the collective characteristics, qualities, and behaviors that define human beings as a species. It encompasses the principles of compassion, empathy, kindness, and understanding towards others. Humanity also encompasses the pursuit of knowledge, creativity, ethics, and moral values to improve the overall well-being and progress of society. It entails recognizing and respecting the inherent dignity and worth of every individual, irrespective of race, gender, religion, or any other societal divisions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Humanitynoun

   the quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings

2. Humanitynoun

   mankind collectively; the human race

3. Humanitynoun

   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. Humanitynoun

   mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature

5. Humanitynoun

   the branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters

6. Etymology: [L. humanitas: cf. F. humanit. See Human.]

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1. Humanity

   Humanity is the debut album from Japanese Hardcore punk group The Mad Capsule Markets. They later re-released the album in 1996, and This was the only full album that guitarist Minoru Kojima played on. This version features a few of the songs which were censored songs from P.O.P Although The original version of San Byoukan no Jisatsu contains an extra line "Tobioriru no sa!" This line was xxxxxx-ed on P.O.P and has been totally silenced on the re-release of Humanity and on the Best of 1990-1996 CD.Also, on the insert for the re-release of Humanity the "Jisatsu" on the tracklist has been scribbled out. The original pressing of the album came with a free newspaper clipping, which had information on the band.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Humanity

   hū-man′it-i, n. the nature peculiar to a human being: the kind feelings of man: benevolence: tenderness: mankind collectively:—pl. Human′ities, in Scotland, grammar, rhetoric, Latin, Greek, and poetry, so called from their humanising effects.—Professor of Humanity, in Scotch universities, the professor of Latin. [Fr.,—L. humanitas—humanus—homo, a man.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humanity

   Human beings as a collective group of people or family.

   Humanity is united with universal beings to cocreate peace, harmony, balance, justice, truth and prosperity on planet earth for the benefit of everyone.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Group
   • Homo
   • Humaneness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Humanity' in Nouns Frequency: #2648

How to pronounce Humanity?

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humanity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humanity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Humanity in a Sentence

1. Stephen Kane:

   I would be very surprised if humanity made it to the orbit of Jupiter within the next few centuries.

2. Werley Nortreus:

   Humans exist but humanity doesn’t.

3. E. L. Doctorow:

   Had he said anything but what he said, had I been given the chance to change my mind, had he told me how much I was needed, had he tried to convince me that there was some attestable humanity in all of this, I would have stayed.

4. Stephen Brackett:

   The moment you start to generalize, the moment it starts to feel a little inauthentic, we go to the theater to see humanity onstage -- life reflected.

5. Remy de Gourmont:

   Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Humanity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Humanity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Humanity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Humanity
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Humanity
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Humanity