Humanity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being humane

the quality of being human

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjuːmˈænᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəɹˌanɐkaɪnˈiːziə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəɹˌanɐkaɪnˈiːziə/

4 syllables Say it as /hjuːmˈænᵻɾi/.

Examples

he feared the speedy decline of all manhood
all the world loves a lover
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world humans humanness humankind man human beings manhood human race mankind

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being humane
noun	the quality of being human “he feared the speedy decline of all manhood”
noun	all of the living human inhabitants of the earth “all the world loves a lover”

Word Forms

humanitarian	adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
human	adjective	relating to a person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Menschheit

die Qualität des Menschseins

🇫🇷French

humanité

la qualité d'être humain

🇪🇸Spanish

humanidad

la cualidad de ser humano

🇮🇹Italian

umanità

la qualità dell'essere umano

🇳🇱Dutch

mensheid

de kwaliteit van menselijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

humanidade

a qualidade de ser humano

🇷🇺Russian

человечество

качество гуманности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इंसानियत

मानवीय होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

মানবতা

মানবিক হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதநேயம்

மனிதாபிமானமாக இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మానవత్వం

మానవత్వం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

मानवता

मानवी असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

માનવતા

માનવીય હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನವೀಯತೆ

ಮಾನವೀಯತೆಯ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യത്വം

മാനുഷികതയുടെ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انسانیت

انسانی ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人类

人性化的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

人類

人間的であるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

인류

인간적 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân loại

phẩm chất của con người

🇹🇭Thai

มนุษยชาติ

คุณภาพของการมีมนุษยธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemanusiaan

kualitas menjadi manusiawi

🇵🇭Filipino

sangkatauhan

ang kalidad ng pagiging makatao

🇲🇾Malay

kemanusiaan

kualiti berperikemanusiaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنسانية

نوعية كونها إنسانية

🇮🇷Persian

انسانیت

کیفیت انسانی بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

insanlık

insan olmanın niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶנוֹשִׁיוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'humanity'?

The primary meaning of 'humanity' is 'the quality of being humane'.

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Using 'humanity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'humanity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'humanity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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