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humankind

[ hyoo-muh n-kahynd, -kahynd or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˈhyu mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd or, often, ˈyu- /

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noun

human beings collectively; the human race.

Origin of humankind

1635–45; from the phrase human kind; modeled on mankind

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH humankind

humankind mankind womankind

Words nearby humankind

humanitarian, humanitarianism, humanities, humanity, humanize, humankind, humanly, humanoid, humanzee, humash, humayun

Example sentences from the Web for humankind

Humankind 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 humankind

humankind

/ (ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd) /

noun

the human race; humanity

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