Definitions for Mankind
ˈmænˈkaɪnd for 1 ; ˈmænˌkaɪnd for 2mankind

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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. mankindnoun

   The human race in its entirety.

2. mankindnoun

   All male men as opposed to all women.

3. Etymology: From mankinde, mankende, mankunde, mankuinde, alteration (due to kinde, kunde) of earlier mankin, mankun, mancun, from mancynn; equivalent to, and/or. Cognate with mankind, mankünne, mandkøn, mankön, mannkyn. See also mankin.

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

1. Mankindnoun

   Etymology: man and kind.

   1. The race or species of human beings.

   Plato witnesseth, that soon after mankind began to increase, they built many cities. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   All mankind alike require their grace,
   All born to want; a miserable race. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. Resembling man not woman in form or nature.

   A mankind witch! hence with her, out o’ door:
   A most intelligency bawd! William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mankindnoun

   the human race; man, taken collectively

2. Mankindnoun

   men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race

3. Mankindnoun

   human feelings; humanity

4. Mankindadjective

   manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel

5. Etymology: [AS. mancynn. See Kin kindred, Kind, n.]

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1. Mankind

   Mankind is the debut album by the American nu metal band Factory 81. It is to date the bands only album.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. mankind

   1. A nomadic savage that has wandered over the face of the earth from East to West in order to reach the East so it could go West again. It has left many traces of its life--barrooms, brothels, jails, churches, gallows, best sellers, etc. 2. In the animal kingdom, a surreptitious and supposititious supererogation. 3. Among the Simians a place equivalent to our hell. "Oh, you go to Mankind," is quite frequently heard in the African jungle, even in the best society.

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1. mankind

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How to pronounce Mankind?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Mankind in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mankind in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mankind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Mankind in a Sentence

1. Samuel Johnson:

   To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.

2. Justice Antonin Scalia:

   You're looking at me as though I'm weird, my God! Are you so out of touch with most of America, most of which believes in the Devil? I mean, Jesus Christ believed in the Devil! It's in the Gospels! You travel in circles that are so, so removed from mainstream America that you are appalled that anybody would believe in the Devil! Most of mankind has believed in the Devil, for all of history. Many more intelligent people than you or me have believed in the Devil.

3. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

   The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

4. Fredric Brown:

   Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything they can't do.

5. William Hazlitt:

   To think ill of mankind, and not to wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mankind
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mankind
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mankind
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mankind
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Mankind
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Mankind