Mankindness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state, quality, or condition of mankind; humanity; humanness uncountable

    "The crux of the matter is this: Does being alive exclusively, entirely, account for what we are, or is our "mankindness" somewhat the cause of this?"

Example

More examples

"The crux of the matter is this: Does being alive exclusively, entirely, account for what we are, or is our "mankindness" somewhat the cause of this?"

Etymology

From mankind + -ness.

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