mankind
Meaning
- (uncountable) The human race in its entirety.
- (uncountable) Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Human feelings; humanity.
Synonyms
homo sapiens
lord of creation
lords of creation
humannity
human relations
men and women
the world
human creature
fellow creatures
Translations
humanité
humanidad
Menschheit
umanità
mensheid
ανθρωπότητα
humanidadeFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mænˈkaɪnd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.
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