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Dictionary: hu·man·i·ty   (hyū-măn'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -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
    1. The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.
    2. Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.

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


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n

Definition: compassion
Antonyms: cruelty, inhumanity

n

Definition: humankind
Antonyms: animal kingdom


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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets.


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IN BRIEF: All people. Also: Kindness or sympathy.

pronunciation Conservation is humanity caring for the future. — Nancy Newhall

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - menneskeheden, menneskeslægten

Nederlands (Dutch)
de mensheid, menselijkheid, filantropie

Français (French)
n. - humanité, condition d'être humain

Deutsch (German)
n. - Menschheit, Menschsein, Humanität, Menschlichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανθρώπινη φύση, ανθρωπότητα, ανθρώπινο γένος, ανθρωπιά, φιλανθρωπία

Italiano (Italian)
umanità, carità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - humanidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
человечество

Español (Spanish)
n. - humanidad, naturaleza humana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mänskligheten, människosläktet, den mänskliga naturen, humanitet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
人性, 博爱, 人类

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 人性, 博愛, 人類

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인간성, 인류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人間性, 人情, 人類, 人文科学, 古典文学, 人道, 慈悲, 親切

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الانسانيه الشفقه الحنو, البشريه, الطبيعه البشريه, الجنس البشري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אנושות, משפחת האדם, אהבת האדם, אנושיות, נדיבות-לב, המצב של להיות אדם, לימודים או ספרות הקשורים בתרבות האנושית, בייחוד הפילוסופיה היוונית‬


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