Definition of HUMANITY

humanity

Plural: humanities

Noun

  • The human race; the quality of being human.
  • the quality of being humane
  • the quality of being human
  • all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  • Humankind; human beings as a group.
  • The human condition or nature.
  • The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
  • Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

Examples

  • Despite the competitive nature, a sense of HUMANITY still prevailed among the players.
  • Philosophy is a humanity while psychology is a science.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

Synonyms

human beings, human race, humankind, humanness, humans, man, manhood, mankind, world, Homo sapiens, Man, humaneness, humanity, peoplekind, personkind

Scrabble Score: 16

humanity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
humanity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
humanity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

humanity: valid Words With Friends Word