Mankind
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The human race in its entirety. uncountable
"One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind."
- 2 all of the living human inhabitants of the earth wordnet
- 3 Men collectively, as opposed to all women. uncountable
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."
- 4 Human feelings; humanity. obsolete, uncountable
"And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in"
- 1 The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
Example
More examples"Do you think mankind will someday colonize the Moon?"
Etymology
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.
From mankind, man + -kind, translated from Arabic.
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