humanity
Humankind; human beings as a groupHumankind; human beings as a group.
» War is a crime against humanity.
Krieg ist ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit.
Krieg ist ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschheit.
Война - это преступление против человечества.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)Humankind; human beings as a group.
Menschheit
челове́чествоčelovéčestvo
лю́дствоljúdstvo
the quality of being human
(uncountable)The human condition or nature.
Humanität, Menschlichkeit
челове́чностьčelovéčnostʹ
лю́дяністьljúdjanistʹ
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
(uncountable)The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
Humanität, Menschlichkeit
челове́чностьčelovéčnostʹ, гума́нностьgumánnostʹ
лю́дяністьljúdjanistʹ, гума́нністьhumánnistʹ
the quality of being humane
(countable)Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
Philosophy is a humanity while psychology is a science.
Examples
342 sentencesWar is a crime against humanity.
ruВойна - это преступление против человечества.
deKrieg ist ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.
You're the last hope for humanity.
ruВы последняя надежда человечества.
deIhr seid der Menschheit letzte Hoffnung.
Are we losing our humanity?
You've restored my faith in humanity.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye, from Old French humanité, froInherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye, from Old French humanité, from Latin hūmānitās. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).
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Forms
plural: humanities| Singular | humanity |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- the quality of being human:humannessmanhood
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth:worldhuman racehumankindhuman beingshumansmankindman
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable