humanity

noun

hyoo-MAN-i-tee/hjuˈmænɪti/

Pluralhumanities (some meanings)

4 meanings of humanity

1
noununcountable
All the people in the world, thought of as one big group.
Like one big family made up of every person on Earth.
War brings great suffering to humanity.
Humanity has spread to nearly every part of the planet.
Similarhumankind, mankind, man
2
noununcountable
Kindness and care shown toward other people and living things.
Like the warm feeling that makes you help someone who is hurt.
She showed great humanity by helping the stranded travelers.
Even during the fighting, some soldiers kept their humanity.
Similarhumaneness
Oppositeinhumanity, cruelty, brutality, callousness
3
noununcountable
The shared nature and feelings that come with being a person.
Like the things every person feels, such as hope and fear.
Stories about love and loss speak to our humanity.
Facing death is a part of our humanity.
Similarhumanness
4
nouncountable
A subject like history or literature that you study at school or college.
Every student has to take one humanity and one science class each year.
Many students enjoy studying the humanities.
Oppositescience

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Origin

This word comes from Middle English humanite. It was built from 'human' plus '-ity'.