Humanity definition
The quality of being humane; benevolence.
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The condition or quality of being human.
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A humane characteristic, attribute, or act.
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Human qualities or characteristics, esp. those considered desirable.
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The fact or quality of being human; human nature.
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The human race; mankind; people.
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The fact or quality of being humane; kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc.
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The definition of humanity is the entire human race or the characteristics that belong uniquely to human beings, such as kindness, mercy and sympathy.
An example of humanity is all the people in the world.
An example of humanity is treating someone with kindness.
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Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.
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Humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
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The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.
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Humans considered as a group; the human race.
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the humanities
- languages and literature, esp. those of the classical Greeks and Romans
- the branches of learning concerned with human thought and relations, as distinguished from the sciences: literature, philosophy, history, etc.
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
the humanities
Origin of humanity
- Middle English humanite from Old French from Latin hūmānitās from hūmānus human human
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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