humankind
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]/ˌhjuːmən ˈkaɪnd/
Noun
[edit]humankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds)
- The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
Usage notes
[edit]- "Mankind" is more common than "humankind", but "humanity" - which has multiple senses - is more common than both of them combined since c.1985, according to Google N-grams: mankind, humankind, humanity at the Google Ngram Viewer..
Alternative forms
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- the human race
- mankind
- humanity
- Homo sapiens
- See also Thesaurus:humankind
Translations
[edit]mankind, humanity, human race — see mankind