humanity

hu·man·i·ty  (hy-mn-t)

n. pl. hu·man·i·ties

1. Humans considered as a group; the human race.

2. The condition or quality of being human.

3. The quality of being humane; benevolence.

4. A humane characteristic, attribute, or act.

5. humanities

a. The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.

b. Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.

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[Middle English humanite, from Old French, from Latin hmnits, from hmnus, human; see human.]

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humanity [hjuːˈmænɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the human race

2. the quality of being human

3. kindness or mercy

4. (Philosophy) (plural; usually preceded by the) the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts

5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the study of Ancient Greek and Roman language, literature, etc.

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Humanity human beings collectively, 1579.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humanity - the quality of being humane humaneness - the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
	2.	humanity - the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" humanness, manhood quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	3.	humanity - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, world, man group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

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humanity

noun

1. the human race, man, mankind, people, men, mortals, humankind, Homo sapiens They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.

2. human nature, mortality, humanness It made him feel deprived of his humanity.

3. kindness, charity, compassion, understanding, sympathy, mercy, tolerance, tenderness, philanthropy, benevolence, fellow feeling, benignity, brotherly love, kind-heartedness His speech showed great humility and humanity.

plural noun

arts, liberal arts, classics, classical studies, literae humaniores The number of students majoring in the humanities has declined.

Quotations
"Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be made" [Immanuel Kant Idee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in welt bürgerlicher Absicht]
"We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress" [Tennessee Williams Camino Real]

Translations

humanity [hjuːˈmænɪtɪ] N

1. (gen) → humanidad f
crimes against humanity → crímenes mpl contra la humanidad or de lesa humanidad

2. (Literat, Art) the humanities → las humanidades

3. (Scol) humanities → letras fpl, humanidades fpl

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humanity [hjuːˈmænɪti]

n → humanité f humanities

npl (history, philosophy, literature) → humanités fpl

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humanity

n

(= mankind) → die Menschheit

(= human nature) → Menschlichkeit f, → Menschenhaftigkeit f

(= humaneness) → Humanität f, → Menschlichkeit f; to treat somebody with humanity → jdn human behandeln

humanities pl → Geisteswissenschaften pl; (= Latin and Greek) → Altphilologie f

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humanity [hjuːˈmænɪtɪ] n → umanità
the humanities → gli studi letterari or umanistici, le lettere

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humanity [hjuːˈmænɪtɪ] n → umanità
the humanities → gli studi letterari or umanistici, le lettere

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humanity

n humanity [hjuˈmӕnəti]

1 kindness a man of great humanity. medemenslikheid إنسانِيَّه، لَطافَه، شَفَقَه човечност humanita venlighed; menneskelighed die Menschlichkeit ανθρωπιά humanidad humaansus شفقت humaanius humanité אֶנוֹשִיוּת मानवता dobrota, humanost emberségesség peri kemanusiaan mannúð umanità 人間性 친절 žmoniškumas humānums; cilvēcīgums perikemanusiaan humaniteit, menselijkheid humanitet, godhet człowieczeństwo, dobroć humanidade omenie гуманность ľudskosť človečnost humanost humanitet มนุษยธรรม merhamet, şefkat 人道 гуманність, людяність انسانیت lòng nhân đạo 仁慈

2 people in general all humanity. die mens البَشَرِيَّه човечество lidstvo menneskehed die Menschheit ανθρωπότητα humanidad inimkond بشريت ihmiskunta humanité אֶנוֹשוּת मानवजाति covjecanstvo az emberiség umat manusia mannkyn umanità 人類 인류 žmonija cilvēce manusia mensheid menneskeslekten ludzkość humanidade umani­tate человечество ľudstvo človeštvo čovečanstvo mänsklighet คนทั่วไป insanlık, insanlar 人類 людство; людська природа عوام loài người 人类

see also humane .