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[ hyoo-muhn-kahynd, -kahynd or, often, yoo- ] / ˈhyu mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd or, often, ˈyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR humankind ON THESAURUS.COM
nounhuman beings collectively; the human race. Origin of humankindFirst recorded in 1635–45; from the phrase human kind; modeled on mankind Words nearby humankindhumanitarian, humanitarianism, humanities, humanity, humanize, humankind, human leukocyte antigen, humanly, human menopausal gonadotropin, human nature, humanoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humankindHumankind has a really bad track record with those who are regarded as “other” by the majority. Ferguson, Immigration, and ‘Us Vs. Them’|Gene Robinson|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to Genesis, when God created humanity he created “humankind in his image” and “male and female he created them.” Intersexuality and God Through the Ages|Candida Moss|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The state of the nation and the state of humankind may depend on it. Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time!|Gene Robinson|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The outrage of a meaningless cosmos impels all of humankind to struggle against it. Why Albert Camus Remains Controversial|Adam Kirsch|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The only solidarity that is acceptable is solidarity with humankind,” one academic colleague wrote. The End of Us And Them: David Cannadine’s Quest to Unite History|Jimmy So|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Every one admits the differences of function that separate the female from the male half of humankind. The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley In the same single work of art he must incorporate elements that will interest all classes of humankind. The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton Then I would think, surely, surely, humankind is not meant to be thus. An Anarchist Woman|Hutchins Hapgood The pragmatic framework of current human praxis is based on the structural characteristics of this higher scale of humankind. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin He seems, indeed, to be the delight of humankind, as their beau-ideal of human nature. Washington's Birthday|Various
British Dictionary definitions for humankindundefined humankindSee mankind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to humankindhumanity, flesh, people, populace, community, society, mortality, mortals, human beings |