humanity meaning

UK /hjuːˈmænɪti/ US /hjuˈmænɪti/ 4 syllables

humanity (noun): the quality of being humane.

humanity has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

humanity as a noun

  1. the quality of being humane

    Type of: humaneness

    Related forms: humanitarian

  2. the quality of being human
    • he feared the speedy decline of all manhood

    Synonyms: humanness, manhood

    Type of: quality

    Related forms: human

  3. 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

    Synonyms: world, human race, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man

    Type of: homo, group

How to pronounce humanity

humanity is pronounced /hjuːˈmænɪti/ in British English and /hjuˈmænɪti/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HU · words ending in TY · 8-letter words

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