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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mankind(Noun)

   The human race in its entirety.

2. mankind(Noun)

   All male men as opposed to all women.

Origin: 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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mankind(noun)

   the human race; man, taken collectively

2. Mankind(noun)

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

3. Mankind(noun)

   human feelings; humanity

4. Mankind(adj)

   manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel

Origin: [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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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. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   All mankind love a lover.

2. Mark Twain:

   Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

3. Vauvenargues:

   Emotions have taught mankind to reason.

4. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Mankind is soon out of the 'DARK AGES'.

5. Doris Lessing:

   What is a hero without love for mankind.

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