humankind
/hjuːmənˈkʌɪnd
/noun [mass noun]
Human beings considered collectively (used as a neutral alternative to ‘mankind’): the origin of humankind...
- It should have made us all proud to be of such brotherhood of humankind.
- Trees with unsafe limbs can be pruned or pollarded at the correct time of year to extend their life and keep their benefit for humankind.
- Neanderthal man bore enough similarities to modern man to have once been thought to be the species humankind evolved from.
Synonyms
the human race, the human species, humanity, mankind, man, people, mortals;
Latin Homo sapiens
Rhymes
- silver Latin
- silver leaf
- silver-line
- silver maple
- silver medal
- silvern
- silver nitrate
- silver paper
- silver plate
- silverpoint
- silver salmon
- silver sand
- silver service
- silverside
- silversides
- silversmith
- silversmithing
- silver solder
- silver-spoon
- Silver Spring
- silver standard
- Silver Star
- Silver State
- petty captain
- petty cash