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Mankind

//mænˈkaɪnd// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
Noun
  1. 1
    The human race in its entirety. uncountable

    "One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind."

  2. 2
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth wordnet
  3. 3
    Men collectively, as opposed to all women. uncountable

    "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."

  4. 4
    Human feelings; humanity. obsolete, uncountable

    "And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

Etymology 2

From mankind, man + -kind, translated from Arabic.

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