humankind
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
/ˌhjuːmən ˈkaɪnd/
Noun[edit]
humankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds)
- The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
Usage notes[edit]
- "Mankind" is more common than "humankind", but "humanity" - which has multiple senses - is more common than both of them combined since c.1985, according to Google N-grams: mankind, humankind, humanity at Google Ngram Viewer.
Synonyms[edit]
- the human race
- mankind
- humanity
- Homo sapiens
- See also Thesaurus:humankind
Translations[edit]
mankind, humanity, human race — see mankind