n.

The human race: “humankind's God-given creativity” (New York Times).

noun

The human race: earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humanity, man, mankind, universe, world. See culture/nature.

n

Definition: human race
Antonyms: animal kingdom

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Quotes:

"We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress." - Tennessee Williams

"It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been able to find its way." - Oscar Wilde

"I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability." - Oscar Wilde

"The brotherhood of man is not a mere poet's dream: it is a most depressing and humiliating reality." - Oscar Wilde

"The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual." - Walt Whitman

"Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him." - H.G. Wells

See more famous quotes about Humankind

Dansk (Danish)
n. - menneskeheden, menneskeslægten

Nederlands (Dutch)
mensheid

Français (French)
n. - humanité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Menschheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (η) ανθρωπότητα, (το) ανθρώπινο γένος

Italiano (Italian)
genere umano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - humanidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
человечество

Español (Spanish)
n. - humanidad, género humano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mänskligheten

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
人类

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 人類

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人類

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الجنس البشري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המין האנושי‬

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