hu·man·i·ty 
(hy-mănĭ-tē)
(hy-mănĭ-tē)n. pl. hu·man·i·ties
1. Humans considered as a group; the human race.
2. The condition or quality of being human.
3. The quality of being humane; benevolence.
4. A humane characteristic, attribute, or act.
5. humanities
a. The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.
b. Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture.
[Middle English humanite, from Old French, from Latin hūmānitās, from hūmānus, human; see HUMAN.]