Definitions for mankind
ˈmænˈkaɪnd for 1 ; ˈmænˌkaɪnd for 2mankind

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man(noun)

   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. mankind(Noun)

   The human race in its entirety.

   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.

2. mankind(Noun)

   All male men as opposed to all women.

   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.

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1. Mankind(noun)

   the human race; man, taken collectively

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

2. Mankind(noun)

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

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

3. Mankind(noun)

   human feelings; humanity

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

4. Mankind(adj)

   manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel

   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.

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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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Apple CEO Tim Cook:

   If you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question,' What was Apple's greatest contribution to mankind ?' It will be about health.

2. Augustus Hare:

   Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

3. Albert Einstein:

   Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

4. Albert Einstein:

   Innumerable voices have been asserting for some time now that human society is passing through a crisis, that its stability has been gravely shattered. It is characteristic of such a situation that individuals feel indifferent or even hostile toward the group, small or large, to which they belong. In order to illustrate my meaning, let me record here a personal experience. I recently discussed with an intelligent and well-disposed man the threat of another war, which in my opinion would seriously endanger the existence of mankind, and I remarked that only a supranational organization would offer protection from that danger. Thereupon my visitor, very calmly and coolly, said to me Why are you so deeply opposed to the disappearance of the human race

5. John Donne:

   No man is an Island, entire of itself every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls It tolls for thee.

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