humanity
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
humanities
plural
humanities
Britannica Dictionary definition of HUMANITY
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[noncount]
a
:
the quality or state of being human
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They were joined together by their (common) humanity.
b
:
the quality or state of being kind to other people or to animals
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opposite inhumanity
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We appealed to his sense of humanity.
2
[noncount]
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all people
:
humankind
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These discoveries will be of benefit to all humanity.
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She was cut off from the rest of humanity.
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humanities
[plural]
:
areas of study (such as history, language, and literature) that relate to human life and ideas
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the college of arts and humanities
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He's taking courses in both the sciences and the humanities.
