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humankind

humankind

66 2.3
All people as one group
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmənˌkaɪnd/
translation icon : humanidad
  • Today, migration continues to define humankind's story and remains embedded in global patterns of integration.
  • history of humankind
  • nature of humankind
  • save humankind

That is perhaps one of the biggest questions that humankind has ever asked.

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Examples

  • The tragedy of this coincidence lies in humankind's long delay in recognizing that nature was vulnerable.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And we wish all humankind could experience this view of Earth.

  • Every single culture of humankind had these two steps.

  • That is perhaps one of the biggest questions that humankind has ever asked.

  • In the history of all humankind, the answer is yes.

  • Not just because play has served humankind well, but because it feels right.

  • Now we are at peace with ourselves, and humankind is one.

  • This series will discuss the contributions made to humankind in this.

  • The rise of science as a cultural force marked a revolution in humankind's understanding of the environment.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the history of all humankind, the quest for knowledge has shaped our future.

Synonyms

world
vshumankind
1.0

All the people who live on Earth

is the collective term focused on all persons rather than social affairs
mankind
vshumankind
400 1.0

All people on Earth viewed as a single group

is the neutral modern collective term without old-fashioned tone
humanity
vshumankind
392 1.0

All people in the world considered as a group

is the neutral collective name rather than a moral or poetic concept
human beings
vshumankind
362 1.0

All people considered together as a group

is the same idea but used in more common everyday contexts
people
vshumankind
264 1.0

Human beings in a group, for example in a country

is broader, covering all persons everywhere rather than a local group
human race
vshumankind
111 1.5

All people who live on Earth as one group

is the general nontechnical term rather than a scientific label
humans
vshumankind
3 1.0

All people as one group

is the broad collective term used in general speech
modern man
vshumankind
3 3.7

The group that includes all living human beings

is the neutral collective term without implying modernity or science
Homo sapiens
vshumankind
  • Specialized
3 3.2

The scientific name for the modern human group, different from extinct species like Neanderthals

is the everyday collective label rather than a scientific term
Homo sapiens sapiens
vshumankind
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A group of humans that includes all living people

is the common general name not a precise scientific classification
Homo hominis
vshumankind
  • Formal
9.9

A Latin phrase that scientists use to mean humans

is the ordinary collective term rather than a scholarly Latin expression

Surface Forms

humankind singular
humankinds plural

Morphology

humankind = human + kind (transparent) = human + kind

A straightforward compound of 'human' + 'kind' meaning the human type or human race, which is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Humankind combines human ('of people') and kind ('type' or 'family'), so it means the 'human family'. That's why humankind is used for all people together or the whole human race.