humanity

hu·man·i·ty

H0318800 (hyo͞o-măn′ĭ-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. humanitiesa. 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.

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[Middle English humanite, from Old French, from Latin hūmānitās, from hūmānus, human; see human.]

humanity

(hjuːˈmænɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the human race2. the quality of being human3. kindness or mercy4. (Philosophy) the humanities (plural) the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the study of Ancient Greek and Roman language, literature, etc

hu•man•i•ty

(hyuˈmæn ɪ ti; often yu-)

n., pl. -ties. 1. all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind. 2. the quality or condition of being human; human nature. 3. the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence; goodwill. 4. the humanities, a. literature, languages, philosophy, art, etc., or their study: distinguished from the sciences. b. classical languages and classical literature, esp. as a field of study. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin hūmānitās. See human, -ity]

Humanity

 human beings collectively, 1579.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humanity - the quality of being humanehumaneness - the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
	2.	humanity - the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"humanness, manhoodquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	3.	humanity - 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"human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, world, mangroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unithuman, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriagepeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

humanity

noun1. the human race, man, mankind, people, men, mortals, humankind, Homo sapiens They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.2. human nature, mortality, humanness It made him feel deprived of his humanity.3. kindness, charity, compassion, understanding, sympathy, mercy, tolerance, tenderness, philanthropy, benevolence, fellow feeling, benignity, brotherly love, kind-heartedness His speech showed great humility and humanity.plural noun1. arts, liberal arts, classics, classical studies, literae humaniores The number of students majoring in the humanities has declined.Quotations
"Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing can ever be made" [Immanuel Kant Idee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in welt bürgerlicher Absicht]
"We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress" [Tennessee Williams Camino Real]

humanity

nounThe human race:earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humankind, man, mankind, universe, world.

Translations

人类人道仁慈

humanity

(hjuˈmӕnəti) noun1. kindness. a man of great humanity. 人道 人道，仁慈 2. people in general. all humanity. 人類 人类

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see also humane.