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humankind

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: HH Y UW1 M AH0 N K AY2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: apedom, apekind

2

noun

Meaning 2

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all the world loves a lover
  • she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: world, human race, humanity, human beings, humans, mankind, man

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: group, grouping, homo, man, human being, human

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -kind English humankind From human + -kind.