the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind: It is no longer possible, if it ever was, for a single human brain to hold all of mankind's scientific knowledge.
men, as distinguished from women: Some still maintain that mankind is stronger, braver, smarter than womankind, but many others consider that absolute nonsense.
Origin of mankind
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at man, kind2
usage note for mankind
See man
OTHER WORDS FROM mankind
premankind,noun
Words nearby mankind
Manizales, man jack, Manjusri, Mankato, Mankiewicz, mankind, mankini, manky, Manley, manlike, man lock
“It is well documented that fossil fuel emission is very harmful to mankind, claiming 9 million deaths yearly,” he told the group.
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This is for the first time in the history of mankind when more than 70% of countries – which include developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations – are under lockdown.
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In spite of this, it was the sheer ingenuity of the Roman army engineers that brought victory to the Romans in what might have been the largest naval battle in the history of mankind.
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Kennedy: "Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind."
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If I had an idea that mankind could be cured, I should not believe in God.
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The rest of the essays and lectures in The Masters of Mankind show how Chomsky insists on breaking all the rules.
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I quote Immanuel Kant in my preface, defining enlightenment as mankind coming out of its self-imposed immaturity.
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One small swing for a washed up former heartthrob, one giant victory for mankind.
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Thus we associate gardens and orchards with the perfect condition of mankind.
Tablets|Amos Bronson Alcott
And on the other hand, that it is the very saviour of that portion of mankind who have a sneaking fondness for play.
Secret Band of Brothers|Jonathan Harrington Green
The record of England in relation to Ireland, is one of the most atrocious known to the history of mankind.
Ridgeway|Scian Dubh
There is literally a world of hope for mankind in the application of this principle on its moral side.
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It probably has a similar history in the principal tribes of mankind.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for mankind
mankind
/ (ˌmænˈkaɪnd) /
noun
human beings collectively; humanity
men collectively, as opposed to womankind
usage for mankind
Nowadays many people object to the use of mankind to refer to all human beings and use the term humankind instead