name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/mænˈkaɪnd/
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rhymes with -aɪnd
CMU ARPABET:M AE1 N K AY1 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The human race in its entirety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Human feelings; humanity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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, humankind, human beings, humans, man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, grouping, homo, man, human being, human
History
Etymology
From mankind, man + -kind, translated from Arabic.
From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.
Across languages
Translations
178 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
mensdom
— human race
Aghwan:
𐕘𐕒𐕡𐕐𐕒𐕡𐔺𐕘𐔰𐕙
(ġušuyġar)
— human race
Albanian:
njerëzim
— human race
Arabic:
بَشَرِيَّة
(bašariyya)
— human race
Arabic:
الْجِنْس الْبَشَرِيّ
(al-jins al-bašariyy)
— human race
Arabic:
إِنْس
(ʔins)
— human race
Arabic:
إِنْسَانِيَّة
(ʔinsāniyya)
— human race
Arabic:
آدَمِيَّة
(ʔādamiyya)
— human race
Armenian:
մարդկություն
(mardkutʻyun)
— human race
Azerbaijani:
bəşər
— human race
Azerbaijani:
bəşəriyyət
— human race
Azerbaijani:
insaniyyət
— human race
Azerbaijani:
insanlıq
— human race
Bashkir:
кешелек
(keşelek)
— human race
Bashkir:
әҙәм заты
(əźəm zatı)
— human race
Belarusian:
чалаве́цтва
(čalavjéctva)
— human race
Bengali:
মানবজাতি
(manôbjati)
— human race
Bulgarian:
чове́чество
(čovéčestvo)
— human race
Burmese:
လူသားတို့အမျိုး
(lusa:tui.a.myui:)
— human race
Burmese:
လူသား
(lusa:)
— human race
Chinese Mandarin:
人類 /人类
(rénlèi)
— human race
Chinese Mandarin:
芸芸眾生 /芸芸众生
(yúnyúnzhòngshēng)
— human race
Czech:
lidstvo
— human race
Danish:
menneskehed
— human race
Dutch:
mensheid
— human race
Dutch:
mensdom
— human race
Esperanto:
homaro
— human race
Estonian:
inimkond
— human race
Finnish:
ihmiskunta
— human race
French:
humanité
— human race
French:
genre humain
— human race
Galician:
humanidade
— human race
Galician:
xénero humano
— human race
Georgian:
კაცობრიობა
(ḳacobrioba)
— human race
Georgian:
ადამიანთა მოდგმა
(adamianta modgma)
— human race
German:
Menschheit
— human race
German:
Menschengeschlecht
— human race
Gothic:
𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃
(manasēþs)
— human race
Greek:
ανθρωπότητα
(anthropótita)
— human race
Ancient Greek:
ἀνθρώπινον γένος
(anthrṓpinon génos)
— human race
Gujarati:
આદમજાત
(ādamjāt)
— human race
Gujarati:
માણસજાત
(māṇasjāt)
— human race
Gujarati:
મનુષ્યજાતિ
(manuṣyajāti)
— human race
Hebrew:
אֱנוֹשׁוּת
(enoshút)
— human race
Hindi:
मानवता
(mānavtā)
— human race
Hindi:
आदमज़ाद
(ādamzād)
— human race
Hindi:
मानवजाति
(mānavjāti)
— human race
Hindi:
बशर
(baśar)
— human race
Hungarian:
emberiség
— human race
Icelandic:
mannkyn
— human race
Irish:
cine daonna
— human race
Italian:
umanità
— human race
Italian:
genere umano
— human race
Japanese:
人類
(jinrui)
— human race
Japanese:
人間
(ningen)
— human race
Japanese:
人
(hito)
— human race
Kazakh:
адамзат
(adamzat)
— human race
Khmer:
មនុស្សជាតិ
(mĕəʼnuhsaʼciət)
— human race
Korean:
인류
(illyu)
— human race
Korean:
인간
(in'gan)
— human race
Northern Kurdish:
insaniyet
— human race
Northern Kurdish:
mirovatî
— human race
Kyrgyz:
адам баласы
(adam balası)
— human race
Kyrgyz:
адамзат
(adamzat)
— human race
Lao:
ມະນຸດຊາດ
(ma nut sāt)
— human race
Lao:
ມະນຸດສະຊາດ
(ma nut sa sāt)
— human race
Lao:
ຊາດມະນຸດ
(sāt ma nut)
— human race
Latin:
hūmānitās
— human race
Latvian:
cilvēce
— human race
Lithuanian:
žmonija
— human race
Macedonian:
човештво
(čoveštvo)
— human race
Malay:
manusia
— human race
Malay:
insan
— human race
Malay:
bashar
— human race
Malay:
umat
— human race
Malay:
khalayak
— human race
Malay:
makhluk
— human race
Māori:
hunga tāngata
— human race
Middle English:
mankyn
— human race
Middle English:
mankynde
— human race
Mongolian:
хүн төрөлхтөн
(xün törölxtön)
— human race
Navajo:
diné
— human race
Norwegian Bokmål:
menneskehet
— human race
Norwegian Bokmål:
menneskeslekt
— human race
Norwegian Nynorsk:
menneskje
— human race
Norwegian Nynorsk:
manneætt
— human race
Old English:
mancynn
— human race
Pashto:
بشريت
(bašaryát)
— human race
Pashto:
انسانيت
(ensānyát)
— human race
Iranian Persian:
بَشَر
(bašar)
— human race
Iranian Persian:
بَشَرِیَّت
(bašariyyat)
— human race
Iranian Persian:
آدَمِیَّت
(âdamiyyat)
— human race
Iranian Persian:
اِنْسانِیَّت
(ensâniyyat)
— human race
Polish:
ludzkość
— human race
Polish:
rodzaj ludzki
— human race
Polish:
gatunek ludzki
— human race
Portuguese:
humanidade
— human race
Romagnol:
umanitê
— human race
Romanian:
omenire
— human race
Romanian:
umanitate
— human race
Romanian:
neamul omenesc
— human race
Russian:
челове́чество
(čelovéčestvo)
— human race
Russian:
род людско́й
(rod ljudskój)
— human race
Sanskrit:
मानुष्यक
(mānuṣyaka)
— human race
Scottish Gaelic:
mac an duine
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
човеча̀нство
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
човјеча̀нство
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
љу̀дство
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
čovečànstvo
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
čovječànstvo
— human race
Serbo-Croatian:
ljùdstvo
— human race
Slovak:
ľudstvo
— human race
Slovene:
človeštvo
— human race
Upper Sorbian:
čłowječnosć
— human race
Spanish:
humanidad
— human race
Spanish:
género humano
— human race
Spanish:
raza humana
— human race
Swedish:
människosläkt
— human race
Swedish:
mänsklighet
— human race
Tagalog:
sangkatauhan
— human race
Tajik:
банибашар
(banibašar)
— human race
Tajik:
башарият
(bašariyat)
— human race
Tajik:
инсоният
(insoniyat)
— human race
Tajik:
башар
(bašar)
— human race
Tajik:
одамият
(odamiyat)
— human race
Tatar:
кешелек
(keşelek)
— human race
Telugu:
నరులు
(narulu)
— human race
Thai:
มนุษยชาติ
(má-nút-sà-yá-châat)
— human race
Turkish:
insanoğlu
— human race
Turkish:
âdemoğlu
— human race
Turkish:
insanlık
— human race
Turkish:
kişioğlu
— human race
Turkmen:
adamzat
— human race
Turkmen:
ynsanyýet
— human race
Udmurt:
адямивыжы
(aďamivyžy)
— human race
Udmurt:
адямилык
(aďamilyk)
— human race
Ukrainian:
лю́дство
(ljúdstvo)
— human race
Urdu:
آدَم زاد
(ādam zād)
— human race
Urdu:
بَشَرِیَت
(baśariyat)
— human race
Urdu:
آدْمِیَت
(ādmiyat)
— human race
Urdu:
اِنْسانِیَت
(insāniyat)
— human race
Urdu:
بَشَر
(baśar)
— human race
Uyghur:
ئىنسانىيەت
(insaniyet)
— human race
Uyghur:
ئادەمزات
(ademzat)
— human race
Uzbek:
insoniyat
— human race
Uzbek:
odamzod
— human race
Uzbek:
bashariyat
— human race
Uzbek:
odamiyat
— human race
Vietnamese:
loài người
— human race
Vietnamese:
nhân loại
— human race
Yiddish:
מענטשהייט
(mentshheyt)
— human race
Zulu:
isintu
— human race
Armenian:
տղամարդիկ
(tġamardik)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Bulgarian:
мъже́те
(mǎžéte)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Bulgarian:
мъ́жкият род
(mǎ́žkijat rod)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Czech:
muži
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Esperanto:
viraro
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Finnish:
miehet
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
French:
hommes
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Georgian:
კაცები
(ḳacebi)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Georgian:
კაცობა
(ḳacoba)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Georgian:
მამრობითი სქესი
(mamrobiti skesi)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Georgian:
ძლიერი სქესი
(ʒlieri skesi)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
German:
Männer
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Hungarian:
férfiak
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Ingrian:
meesrahvas
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Ingrian:
meessuku
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Middle English:
mankynde
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Old English:
wǣpnedcynn
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Polish:
mężczyźni
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Russian:
мужчи́ны
(mužčíny)
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Serbo-Croatian:
мушкиње
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Spanish:
hombres
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Spanish:
varones
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Swedish:
manssläkt
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Vietnamese:
đàn ông
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Vietnamese:
nam giới
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk
Zulu:
isilisa
— men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk