humanity

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /hjuˈmænɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #3526

Meanings

1

noun
All human beings considered together as a group.

New medical discoveries can benefit all of humanity.
2

noun
The quality of being kind and caring towards others.

The doctors treated their patients with great humanity.
3

noun
An academic subject within the humanities, such as literature or history.

Philosophy is usually studied as a humanity rather than a science.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · all human beings considered... humankind mankindhuman race

2 noun · the quality of being kind... humaneness

Word family

Forms humanities

Derived forms antihumanityhumanitarian humanitarianismnonhumanityposthumanitysubhumanitysuperhumanitysuprahumanitytranshumanityunhumanitywhitemanity

Related forms humanehumanities

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Phrases (1)

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frail humanity
human beings viewed as lacking moral strength or the ability to resist temptation

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

humanyte Middle English

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# humanity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hjuˈmænɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 3526

## Meanings
1. All human beings considered together as a group.
2. The quality of being kind and caring towards others.
3. An academic subject within the humanities, such as literature or history.

## Examples
- New medical discoveries can benefit all of humanity.
- The doctors treated their patients with great humanity.
- Philosophy is usually studied as a humanity rather than a science.

## Derived Forms
- antihumanity
- humanitarian
- humanitarianism
- nonhumanity
- posthumanity
- subhumanity
- superhumanity
- suprahumanity
- transhumanity
- unhumanity
- whitemanity

## Related Forms
- humane
- humanities

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: humanyte

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

## AI Etymology
Humanity is inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “All human beings considered together as a group” and “The quality of being kind and caring towards others”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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