humanity

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /hjuˈmænɪti/, [j̊ʊwˈmænɪɾi] === Noun === humanity (countable and uncountable, plural humanities) (uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:humankind (uncountable) The human condition or nature. (uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects. Synonym: humaneness (countable) Any academic subject belonging to the humanities. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== humanities humane ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “humanity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. humanity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Humanity”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 148 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “humanity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “humanity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.