What does humanity mean?
Definitions for humanity
hyuˈmæn ɪ ti; often yu-hu·man·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word humanity.
Princeton's WordNet
humanitynoun
the quality of being humane
humanness, humanity, manhoodnoun
the quality of being human
"he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
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"
Wiktionary
humanitynoun
Mankind; human beings as a group.
humanitynoun
The human condition or nature.
humanitynoun
The quality of being benevolent.
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 Dictionary
Humanitynoun
Etymology: humanité, French; humanitas, Latin.
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.
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.
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.
Wikipedia
Humanity
Humanity refers collectively to humans.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Humanitynoun
the quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings
Humanitynoun
mankind collectively; the human race
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
Humanitynoun
mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature
Humanitynoun
the branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters
Etymology: [L. humanitas: cf. F. humanit. See Human.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Contribution
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
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'humanity' in Nouns Frequency: #2648
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of humanity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of humanity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of humanity in a Sentence
I believe the crux of this show is about humanity, in this show and in this world of Kingstown, we are watching people placed in very extreme circumstances, it’s a prison town and people make what comes across as dubious decisions. But, within this world, they actually make perfect sense.
Look, obviously a lot of years to reflect on. Definitely, from my perspective from Iraq, from Baghdad, and I would daresay that reflecting the view of the majority of Iraqis, the decision to take on Saddam Hussein and remove him from power was the right decision; it was the moral decision. The world is a better place without Saddam Hussein. He was a war criminal. He was engaged in crimes against humanity, genocide, you name it. But no doubt: a lot of problems in the transition.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, From a speech before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 16, 1963:
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.
This is an important work in art history. Cimabue pushed the envelope, he broke with the Greek style of painting with no perspective and he introduced humanity. In 1280, that was totally new, he was a revolutionary.
In the wake of Sunday's shooting, we must acknowledge the hurt and honor the humanity of all involved in this loss of life, we also have a responsibility to take every step that can promote transparency and fairness, both in dealing with the recent incident and looking towards the future.
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- إنسانيةArabic
- humanitatCatalan, Valencian
- lidstvoCzech
- menneskelighedDanish
- Menschheit, Humanität, MenschlichkeitGerman
- ανθρωπιά, ανθρώπινη υπόσταση, ανθρωπότηταGreek
- la homaroEsperanto
- humanidadSpanish
- inimkond, humaansus, inimlikkus, inimsusEstonian
- بشریتPersian
- humaanisuus, ihmisyys, ihmiskuntaFinnish
- humanitéFrench
- daonnachtaIrish
- मानवताHindi
- emberiségHungarian
- kemanusiaanIndonesian
- benevolenza, umanitàItalian
- האנושותHebrew
- 人類Japanese
- ಮಾನವೀಯತೆKannada
- 人類, 人間, 인간, 인류Korean
- مرۆڤایهتی, mirovatîKurdish
- humanityLatin
- cilvēce, cilvēcība, cilvēcigums, humanitāteLatvian
- hunga tāngataMāori
- mensdom, menslievendheid, humaniteit, menselijkheid, mensengeslacht, mensheidDutch
- menneskehetenNorwegian
- ludzkośćPolish
- humanidadePortuguese
- runakayQuechua
- benevolență, omenire, bunătate, umanitateRomanian
- гуманность, человечество, человечностьRussian
- mänsklighet, medmänsklighetSwedish
- மனிதTamil
- మానవత్వంTelugu
- มนุษยชาติThai
- insanlıkTurkish
- людствоUkrainian
- انسانیتUrdu
- nhân loạiVietnamese
- מענטשהייַטYiddish
- 人性Chinese
- ubuntu, isintuZulu
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