- all human beings; the human race
- all human males; the male sex
Origin of mankind
altered (by associated, association with kind from mankin from Old English mancynn from man, man, + cynn, kin
This group represents mankind.
Mankind is defined as all human beings.
An example of mankind is every person on the planet.
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noun
- The human race; humankind. See Usage Note at man.
- Men as opposed to women.
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See also anthropology;race;women.
agriology the study of the customs of uncivilized people, usually on the com-parative level. —agriologist, n. —agriological, adj. animalism the theory that human beings lack a spiritual nature; animality. —animalist, n. —animalistic, adj. anthropoglot an animal with a tongue like that of man, as the parrot. anthropography the branch of anthropology that describes the varieties of mankind and their geographical distribution. —anthropographer, n. —an- thropographic, adj. anthropoid a creature resembling man, as an ape. —anthropoid, —anthropoidal, adj. anthropology the study of the origins, development, racial and social character, and beliefs of mankind. —anthropologist, n. —anthropological, adj. anthroponomy Rare. the branch of anthropology that studies the interrelation of the laws regulating human behavior and environment. Also anthroponomics. —anthroponomist, n. —anthroponomical, adj. anthropophilic of insects, attracted to human beings. anthropophobia an abnormal fear of people. anthroposophy a movement developed from theosophy by Rudolf Steiner, Austrian social philosopher, to develop the faculty of cognition and the awareness of spiritual reality, —anthroposophist, n. —anthroposophical, adj. biotechnology ergonomics. —biotechnologist, n. —biotechnologie, biotechnological, adj. demography the science of vital and social statistics, as of the deaths, births, marriages, etc., of populations. —demographer, n. —demographic, adj. demology the study of human activities and social conditions. —demological, adj. demophobia a hatred of people. ergonomics the study of the various factors affecting man in his working environment. Also called biotechnology. —ergonomic, adj. ethnography a branch of anthropology that studies and describes individual human cultures. —ethnographer, n. —ethnographic, ethnographical, adj. ethology the science proposed by John Stuart MUI for the study of the character formation in humans. —ethologic, ethological, adj. folklore the study of the traditions of a particular people in custom, song, story, belief, etc. —folklorist, n. hominid any of the two-legged primates, extinct or living, including man. —hominid, adj. homunculus 1. a small man or midget. 2. the microcosmic human form formerly believed to be present in spermatozoon. humanism 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity are taken to be of primary importance, as in moral judgments. 2. a devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. a theory of the life of man as a responsible being behaving independently of a revelation or deity. Also called naturalistic, scientific, or philosophical humanism. —humanist, n. —humanistic, adj. humanoid 1. a creature resembling man, as one of man’s early ancestors. 2. Science Fiction. any manlike creature from another planet. —humanoid, adj. microcosmography the figurative description of man as a miniature universe. misanthropy a hatred or distrust of all people. —misathrope, n. —misanthropic, adj. monogenism the theory that the entire human race is descended from a single ancestral pair. Also monogenesis, monogeny. —monogenist, n. —monogenistic, adj. paleethnology the study of the races of early man. —paleethnologic, paleethnological, paleoethnological, adj. —paleethnologist, paleoethnologist, n. paleoethnography the ethnography of the prehistorie races of man. philanthropism 1. an affection for mankind, especially as manifested in the devotion of work or wealth to persons or socially useful purposes. 2. activity revealing this affection. Also called philanthropy. —philanthropist, n. —philanthropic, philanthropical, adj. sociology 1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society. 2. the science of fundamental laws of social behavior, relations, institutions, etc. —sociologist, n. —sociological, adj. sociometry the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection among members of a social grouping. —sociometrist, n. —sociometric, adj.Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Antonyms
- (all men): womankind
Origin
From Middle English mankinde, mankende, mankunde, mankuinde, alteration (due to kinde, kunde (“kind, nature, sort")) of earlier mankin, mankun, mancun (“mankind"), from Old English mancynn; equivalent to man +"Ž kin, and/or man +"Ž -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Swedish mankön, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind"). See also mankin.
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Sentence Examples
- All that may be so and mankind is ready to agree with it, but it is not what was asked.
- Only mankind would consider the ability to destroy the earth, a sign of intelligence - and call it civilization.
- All this food underfoot and what did mankind do?
- The philanthropist too often surrounds mankind with the remembrance of his own castoff griefs as an atmosphere, and calls it sympathy.
- You sound like my wife, but 'Any man's death diminishes me because I'm involved in mankind.'
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