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Definition: Humanity |
HumanityNoun1. All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover". 2. The quality of being humane. 3. The quality of being human. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "humanity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Humanity \Hu*man"i*ty\, noun; plural Humanities. [Latin humanitas: compare to French humanit['e]. See Human.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | HUMANITY, n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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Various creation myths have a first man, the first human being. This was generally either a male, or a pair, one male and one female.Examples:
- Aboriginal mythology
- Wurugag and Waramurungundi
- No name, but see Yhi
- No name, but see Kidili
- Cowichan mythology
- Quiltumtun
- Judaism, Christianity, Islam -
- Adam and Eve.
- Norse mythology -
- Askr and Embla - first humans created
- Lif and Lifthrasir - first humans to repopulate Earth after Ragnarok
- Greek mythology
- Deucalion and Pyrrha (the first modern humans, though there were other races first)
- Hinduism
- Yama and Yami
- Hotcâk mythology
- Kunu
- An un-named one-legged man
- Turtle
- Incan mythology
- First wo/man were not named; see Pachacamac for more information
- Polynesian mythology
- Ele'ele
- Kumu-Honua and Lalo-Honua
- Marikoriko and Tiki
- Tu-Mea
- Tonga
- Vatea and Papa
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Humans Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: Sapiens Binomial name Homo sapiens Biologists classify humans as a species (Homo sapiens) of primates and the only surviving species of the genus Homo. The species is commonly referred to as "humankind" or "humanity" and its members as "humans", "human beings" or "people". The species name Homo sapiens is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Man is a male human being and woman is a female human being. All current humans, from across all areas of the Earth, are of this species.
According to mainstream biology, the closest living evolutionary relatives to humans are the two species of chimpanzee Pan troglodytes ("common chimp") and Pan paniscus ("pygmy chimp" or "Bonobo"), and to a lesser degree other hominoids such as orangutans and gorillas. Biologists have compared a sequence of DNA base pairs between humans and chimpanzees, and estimated an overall genetic difference of 5% [1]. It has been estimated that the human lineage diverged from that of chimpanzees about 5 million years ago, and from gorillas about 8 million years ago. However, recent news reports of a hominid skull approximately 7 million years old already showing a divergence from the ape lineage strongly suggests an earlier divergence. Some scientists argue that bonobos, chimpanzees and, possibly, gorillas should be lumped into the genus Homo, but this is currently a minority opinion.
Various religious groups have raised objections and controversy concerning the theory of humanity's evolution from a common ancestor with the other hominoids. See creationism and argument from evolution for opposing points of view.
Physical characteristics
Image of a Caucasian man and woman, taken from
the Pioneer 11 spacecraft image.
(Public domain image)The body of humans is described in the human anatomy group of articles. Humans have a wide range of variability in physical and other characteristics.
The evolution of Homo sapiens is characterized by a number of important trends:
How these trends are related, in what ways they have been adaptive, and what their role is in the evolution of complex social organization and culture, are matters of ongoing debate among physical anthropologists.
- expansion of the brain cavity and brain itself, which is typically about 1,400 cm3 in volume, well over twice that of a chimpanzee or gorilla. Some physical anthropologists argue that a reorganization of the structure of the brain is more important than cranial expansion itself.
- canine tooth reduction.
- bipedal locomotion
- descent of the larynx (which makes possible the production of the complex sound known as vocal language).
Although body size is highly heritable, it is also significantly influenced by environmental and cultural factors such as diet. The mean height of an American adult female is 162 centimetres and the mean weight is 62 kg. Males are typically heavier - 175 cm and 78 kilogram. Humans vary substantially around these means, and the means themselves have varied depending on locality and historical factors.
Human children, typically weighing 3-4 kilograms and 50-60 centimetres in height, are born after a nine-month gestation period. Helpless at birth, they continue to grow for some years, typically reaching sexual maturity at around 12-15 years of age. Boys continue growing for some time after this, often only reaching their maximum height around the age of 18. The average human lifespan is approaching 80 years in wealthy nations, with the assistance of science and technology.
See also human physical appearance.
Homo sapiens compared to other species
Humans often consider themselves to be the "dominant" species on Earth, and the most advanced in intelligence and ability to manage their environment. This belief is especially strong in Western culture, and is based in part in the Biblical Creation story in which Adam is explicitly given dominion over the Earth and all of its creatures.
Biologists and scientists in general, though, do not consider "dominant" to be a useful term, because the adaptive value of any trait or complex of traits depends on the niche and is highly mutable. From a scientific standpoint, Homo sapiens certainly is among the most generalized species on Earth. Smaller and simpler animals such as bacteria and insects greatly surpass humans in population size and diversity of species, but few single species occupy as many diverse environments as humans. Many other species, for example, are adapted to specific environments, whereas humans rely on tools such as clothing and manufactured shelter, which are themselves often produced and used through complex social interactions.
The use of tools and the ability to alter their environment (building shelter, weaving fabrics for clothing, language, and the development of complex social relationships and structures, etc.) has been cited as a characteristic which distinguishes humans from other animals. This difference, however, is not absolute, as ethologists have recorded such behaviors in many species. Apes and even birds, for example, are known to "fish" for insects using blades of grass or twigs, and even to shape the tools for that purpose. No other animal uses tools to the same degree or with the same flexibility as Homo sapiens. Similarly, other animals often have simple methods of communication, but the degree to which humans create and use complex grammar and abstract concepts in language has not been seen in any other species, despite much effort to find it.
Chomskian linguistics holds that a distinguishing feature of humans is that we are the only extant species with a language instinct - a genetic predisposition that produces a brain mechanism whose function is to acquire a language by observing those around us.
Some anthropologists think that these readily observable characteristics (toolmaking and language) are based on a less easily observable mental process that might be unique among humans: the ability to think symbolically. That is, humans can think abstractly about concepts and ideas. They can question, use logic, understand mathematical concepts, and so on in ways that no other animals are known to do, although several species have demonstrated some ability in this area. Nor have other animals demonstrated any remotely comparable ability to plan their actions. This belief is why the species was named Homo sapiens, sometimes translated as "Man the Thinker". Note, however, that the extinct species of the Homo genus (eg, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo erectus) were also adept tool users and there is some evidence that they may have had linguistic skills. Moreover, there are many other animals alive today which use tools, so the idea that making and using tools is a defining characteristic of humans is often considered outdated.
While humans have all these characteristics, from the biological viewpoint "what distinguishes humans from all other animals?" is an odd question: there's no one thing that makes cats, dolphins, or song sparrows unique. Finding other species that shape tools or can use sign language may shed light on human evolution, but it doesn't erase the differences between humans and related species.
See also: Evolution of Homo sapiens, human condition, man, woman, child, humanoid, human variability
Human activity
- Dreaming
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening
- Knowledge
External link
- A Look at Modern Human Origins
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Human."
Synonyms: HumanitySynonyms: human beings (n), human race (n), humankind (n), humanness (n), humans (n), man (n), mankind (n), world (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Benevolence | Good nature, good feeling, good wishes; kindness, kindliness; Adjective: loving-kindness, benignity, brotherly love, charity, humanity, fellow-feeling, sympathy: goodness of heart, warmth of heart; bonhomie; kind-heartedness; amiability, milk of human kindness, tenderness; love; friendship. |
Mankind | Noun: man, mankind; human race, human species, human kind, human nature; humanity, mortality, flesh, generation. |
Philanthropy | Noun: philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal benevolence; endaemonism, deliciae humani generis; cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology |
Pity | Noun: pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion; sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency; (lenity); charity, ruth, long-suffering. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Humanity |
| English words defined with "humanity": Apollinarian ♦ Confucianism ♦ human, Humanate ♦ Philogynist ♦ Theanthropical, Transhumanize. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "humanity": BLERIOT ♦ Guinea-hen, GUTTER ♦ Mazzini-ism ♦ Orchestra ♦ U'niversity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "humanity": Transhumanize. (references) |
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Screenplays | If I must suffer, humanity will suffer with me. (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now (Withnail and I; writing credit: Bruce Robinson.) Also a contempt for humanity, an inability to love or be loved, insatiable ambition - and talent (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) If you stare at someone long enough, you discover their humanity. (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus) You didn't have to try and take over the whole world and destroy humanity. (Scooby-Doo; writing credit: William Hanna; Joseph Barbera) | |
Clever | What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | For Defense for Freedom for Humanity (1951) The Flag of Humanity (1940) Hearts of Humanity (1936) Humanity (1933) Hearts of Humanity (1932) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom and peace for all time. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Help fill the war chest Humanity calls you, May 20-27 / / Ketterlinus, Phila. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Humanity the latest English success : by Sutton Vane, author of The cotton king. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Three types of humanity. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Emblems of liberty and humanity The Red Cross, mother of all nations. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | American Red Cross serves humanity Join! / / Lawrence Wilbur. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Red Cross serves humanity Join now / / C.W. Anderson. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | "Not only think first of America, but always, also, think first of humanity"--Woodrow Wilson / National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | In the name of humanity, vote no on the question of immediate withdrawal from Viet Nam. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Not wanted in the United States or anywhere else on earth : General Augusto Pinochet, because of his crimes against humanity!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Adam Smith | Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man. |
Antoine Rivarol | Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. |
Charles Sumner | The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come. |
Edward Gibbon | Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. |
Francis Bacon | Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us. |
Gustave Flaubert | The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded. |
Hippocrates | Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity. |
Joseph Joubert | Politeness is the flower of humanity. |
Orson Squire Fowler | The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | For instance, beneath the French criticism of the economic functions of money, they wrote "Alienation of Humanity," and beneath the French criticism of the bourgeois State they wrote "dethronement of the Category of the General," and so forth. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Whereas the League of Nations has for its object the establishment of universal peace, and such a peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice; And whereas conditions of labour exist involving such injustice, hardship, and privation to large numbers of people as to produce unrest so great that the peace and harmony of the world are imperilled; and an improvement of those conditions is urgently required: as, for example, by the regulation of the hours of work, including the establishment of a maximum working day and week, the regulation of the labour supply, the prevention of unemployment, the provision of an adequate living wage, the protection of the worker against sickness, disease and injury arising out of his employment, the protection of children, young persons and women, provision for old age and injury, protection of the interests of workers when employed in countries other than their own recognition of the principle of freedom of association, the organisation of vocational and technical education and other measures; Whereas also the failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle in the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries; The HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, moved by sentiments of justice and humanity as well as by the desire to secure the permanent peace of the world, agree to the following: CHAPTER l. (reference) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | I used to watch and study this patriarchal personage with, I think, livelier curiosity than any other form of humanity there presented to my notice |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He looks at humanity so much that he sees the soul, he looks at creation so much that he sees God. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | All sense of humanity is forgotten |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Whatever humanity I might conjure up against it was all factitious, and concerned my philosophy more than my feelings |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Lying in its bony shell and washed by protective fluid, the brain is the source of all the qualities that define our humanity. (references) | |
Economic History | Tanzania | Tanzania is associated to the birth of humanity following the discovery of some of the oldest human remains in Olduvai Gorge. (references) |
Pakistan | The Copyright Office, which is under the Ministry of Education, provides for the protection of literary work including works on humanity, religion, social and physical sciences, tables, compilation of data, computer programs and artistic work including phonograms. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | Belgian law extends universal competence to Belgian courts in matters of crimes against humanity. (references) |
Minorities | Liechtenstein | The law makes it a crime to produce or distribute racist propaganda, deny or trivialize genocide and crimes against humanity, engage in racist or religious discrimination, deny services to a particular group, or support racist organizations. (references) |
France | According to the annual NCCHR report on racism and xenophobia, released in March, there were more than 600 anti-Semitic threats and 116 acts of violence in 2000. In April the ECHR rejected the appeal of Maurice Papon, who was found guilty in 1998 of complicity in committing crimes against humanity for his role in the deportation of hundreds of Jews to Nazi concentration camps during the World War II German occupation. (references) | |
Political Economy | East Timor | In July the SCIU began prosecution of the first crimes against humanity case against 11 individuals. (references) |
Political Rights | Congo | In 1998 the CNT passed a law on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity that permits the exclusion from public office of those found guilty of such crimes. (references) |
Worker Rights | France | In May Parliament passed a law making slavery a crime against humanity. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | The Kyoto protocol holds as one of its primary tenets that humanity, primarily in the advanced civilizations of the West, is the primary cause of global warming. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Offensive operations have therefore been directed, to be conducted, however, as consistently as possible with the dictates of humanity. |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | For, as it must be the supreme purpose of all free men, so it must be the dedication of their leaders, to save humanity from preying upon itself. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | I ask you to join in a high adventure--one as rich as humanity itself, and as exciting as the times we live in. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | His commitment to human rights, peace and non-violence stands as a monument to his humanity and courage. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Perhaps, but it could save millions of lives, indeed humanity itself. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | But we also know why the hopes of humanity turn to us. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | As important as all this scientific progress is, we must continue to see that science serves humanity, not the other way around. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws. |
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| "Humanity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.75% of the time. "Humanity" is used about 1,185 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.75% | 1,182 | 6,534 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.25% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,185 | N/A |
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Expressions using "humanity": love of humanity ♦ outrage against humanity ♦ religion of humanity ♦ the offscourings of humanity. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "humanity": non-humanity, pseudo-humanity, semi-humanity, sub-humanity. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "humanity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | humanizëm (humanism), sjellje e njerëzishme (comity), raca njerëzore (flesh), njerëzim (humankind, man, mankind, mortality), njerëzi (civility, comity, courtesy, courtliness, decency, Lord, mankind, people, politeness, public, world). (various references) | |
Arabic | العلوم الثقافية, الطبيعة البشرية, الجنس البشري (mankind, the species, universe). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хуманност, човечност, човечество (humankind, man, mankind, mortality, the human race), човешката природа, милосърдие (clemency, mercy). (various references) | |
Chinese | 人" , 人類 (human race, mankind), 人类 (Anthropogenic, humankind, mankind). (various references) | |
Czech | humanita, humánnost, lidstvo (humankind, mankind, people, world), lidskost, lidé (folk, people). (various references) | |
Danish | forbrydelse mod menneskeheden (crime against humanity), Europaeisk konvention om ophaevelse af foraeldelsesfrister for forbrydelser mod menneskeheden og krigsforbrydelser (European Convention on the non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes). (various references) | |
Dutch | Wet houdende vaststelling van nadere regels betreffende de verjaring van het recht tot strafvordering en uitvoering van straf terzake van oorlogsmisdrijven en misdrijven tegen de menselijkheid (Act laying down further rules concerning the statute of limitations on the right of prosecution and enforcement of sentence in respect of war crimes and crimes against humanity), misdrijf tegen de mensheid (crime against humanity), misdrijf tegen de menselijkheid (crime against humanity), Europese Overeenkomst betreffende de niet-toepasselijkheid van wettelijke verjaring van misdaden tegen de mensheid en oorlogsmisdaden (European Convention on the non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes), Europese conventie over de niet-verjaring van oorlogsmisdaden en misdrijven tegen de menselijkheid (European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes Against Humanity and War crimes). (various references) | |
Farsi | مروت , مردمی , نوع بشر, بشریت (Mortality). (various references) | |
Finnish | inhimillisyys (humaneness), ihmisyys (humaneness), ihmiskunta (mankind). (various references) | |
French | humanité (humankind, humanness). (various references) | |
German | menschlichkeit (humaneness), humanität (humaneness). (various references) | |
Greek | ανθρωπότητα (humannity, mankind). (various references) | |
Hebrew | א"ם (human being, individual, man, mankind, person), א ושיות (humaneness), א ושות (humaneness, mankind), ב י א"ם (mankind). (various references) | |
Hungarian | emberiség (all flesh, commonalty, humankind, mankind), emberiesség. (various references) | |
Indonesian | umat manusia (mankind), perikemanusiaan, kemanusiaan (humanism). (various references) | |
Italian | umanit (humaneness, mankind). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 霊長 (leader with miraculous powers), 博愛 (benevolence, charity, philanthropy), 人"性 (human nature), 人" (sidewalk), 人類 (mankind), 人情 (common sense, customs and manners, empathy, human nature, kindness, sympathy), 人性 (human nature, humanism, instinct), 人文 (civilization, culture), 人倫 (human relations), 'ドロ シ類 (CHI, close call, fuse, fuse cock, HE, hearing, heuristic, Hewlett, Hewlett Packard, Hilbert, hill, hill climb, hillbilly music, Himalaya, Houston, HP, HR, human, human assessment, human document, human ecology, human engineering, human interest, human interface, human relations, humanism, humanist, humanistic, humanization, humanlike, humanoid, hut, hydrozoan, hypochondria, interview, listening comprehension, near miss, public hearing), 有情 (sentient beings), 情味 (attractiveness, charm), 仁心 (benevolence), 仁 (benevolence, charity, kernel, man, virtue). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | 'ューマニティー , うじょう (cormorant fisherman, sentient beings), に"'"せい (human nature), に"じょう (bloodshed, common sense, customs and manners, empathy, human nature, kindness, sympathy), れいちょう (cooling, leader with miraculous powers, sacred bird), じょうみ (attractiveness, charm), じ"し" (benevolence, human heart, human nature, human spirit, kindness, one's person, retainers, subjects, sympathy, the human body), じ"ぶ" (civilization, culture), じ"どう (sidewalk), じ"せい (benevolent rule, human nature, humanism, instinct, life, this world), じ"り" (human relations), じ"るい (mankind), じ"も" (civilization, cross examination, culture, interrogation, questioning, surrender to the enemy), じ" (9th in rank, as, as it is, as one likes, battle formation, because, benevolence, camp, charity, encampment, man, ninth sign of the Chinese calendar, people, person, virtue), はくあい (benevolence, charity, philanthropy). (various references) | |
Korean | 인류 (humanities, mankind). (various references) | |
Manx | troccairys (humaneness), sheelnaue (human being, humankind, mankind), dooinnalys (human nature), dooieys (amicableness, innateness), dooieaght. (various references) | |
Norwegian | mennesklighet, menneskehet. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | umanityhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | humanidade (flesh, human nature, humaneness, humankind, manhood, mankind, world), o gnero humano, bondade (alms-deed, benignity, charity, goodness, grace, humaneness, indulgence, kindliness, kindness, virtue), benevolncia (graciousness, indulgence), a natureza humana. (various references) | |
Romanian | umanitate (humaneness, humanities, inhumanity, manhood, mankind), studii umanistice, omenire (earth, humankind, mankind), omenie (amiability, honor, honour, sympathy), naturã omeneascã, lume (cosmos, creation, earth, existence, folk, mankind, people, realm, society, universe, world), bunãvoinţã (amiability, amicableness, benevolence, charity, clemency, condescension, friendliness, good will, goodwill, grace, graciousness, kindness, patronage, readiness, stoop, willingness), binefacere (advantage, benevolence, boon, charity, dole). (various references) | |
Russian | человечество;гуманность, человечество (humankind, mankind, the human race), человеколюбие, гуманность (humaneness), людская масса. (various references) | |
Scottish | iochd (clemency, kindness, mercy). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | humanost (humaneness, humanitarianism), humanistika, ljudski rod (humankind), čovečanstvo (human: the human race, mankind). (various references) | |
Spanish | humanidad (humaneness, humankind, mankind). (various references) | |
Swedish | mänskligheten (humanities). (various references) | |
Thai | คนทั่วไป, มนุษยธรรม. (various references) | |
Turkish | yardımseverlik (benevolence, charitableness, charity, cooperativeness, helpfulness, humanitarianism), kişilik (character, fiber, fibre, for ... persons, for person, identity, personality, seated, seater, self, stature), insanlar (cattle, folk, folks, human beings, mankind, people, they), insanlık (flesh, flesh and blood, human, humankind, lords of creation, mankind, mortality, our species, the human race, the species), insancıllık (humaneness, humanitarianism, philanthropy), insan (anthropo-, born of woman, hominid, human, human being, lords of creation, man, microcosm, mortal, naked ape, spirit). (various references) | |
Turkmen | ynsanyяet, adamzat. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | гуманність (humaneness), народ (commonalty, demos, folk, nation, nationality, people, public), людство (human, humankind, man, mankind), людинолюбство. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nhân loại lòng nhân đạo bản chất của lo i người, lo i người (humankind, mankind), cổ điển học Hy lạp. (various references) | |
Welsh | dynoliaeth, dyndod (manhood). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Akkadian | 3000 BCE-Modern | awilutum. (various references) |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | philanthropia. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | clementia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "humanity": inhumanity, superhumanity. (additional references) | |
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"Humanity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hahanit, haymanot, Huamani, humanite, humantiy, humiity, hummanity, jumani, Numantia, shunamite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "humanity" (pronounced hyuwma"nutē, yuwma"nutē , or yuwma"nutēz) |
| 9 | h y uw m a" n u t ē | inhumanity. |
| 5 | -a" n u t ē | insanity, profanity, sanity, vanity. |
| 4 | -n u t ē | affinity, alkalinity, amenity, community, dignity, disunity, divinity, eternity, femininity, fraternity, immunity, impunity, indemnity, indignity, infinity, masculinity, maternity, modernity, obscenity, opportunity, paternity, salinity, serenity, solemnity, Trinity, unity, vicinity, virginity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, ability, abnormality, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, ambiguity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, disparity, dissimilarity, diversity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indestructibility, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, materiality, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, sanctity, scarcity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
| 8 | y uw m a" n u t ē | inhumanity. |
| 5 | -a" n u t ē | insanity, profanity, sanity, vanity. |
| 4 | -n u t ē | affinity, alkalinity, amenity, community, dignity, disunity, divinity, eternity, femininity, fraternity, immunity, impunity, indemnity, indignity, infinity, masculinity, maternity, modernity, obscenity, opportunity, paternity, salinity, serenity, solemnity, Trinity, unity, vicinity, virginity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, ability, abnormality, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, ambiguity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, disparity, dissimilarity, diversity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indestructibility, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, materiality, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, sanctity, scarcity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
| 9 | y uw m a" n u t ē z | humanities. |
| 6 | -a" n u t ē z | vanities. |
| 5 | -n u t ē z | affinities, amenities, communities, divinities, fraternities, immunities, indemnities, indignities, obscenities, opportunities. |
| 4 | -u t ē z | absurdities, abilities, abnormalities, activities, ambiguities, animosities, annuities, antiquities, anxieties, atrocities, authorities, availabilities, banalities, brutalities, calamities, capabilities, capacities, causalities, cavities, celebrities, charities, commodities, commonalities, complexities, curiosities, deformities, deities, densities, deputies, disabilities, disability, disparities, eccentricities, enmities, entities, equities, extremities, facilities, fatalities, festivities, fidelities, formalities, generalities, gratuities, hostilities, identities, illegalities, improprieties, impurities, inequalities, inequities, infidelities, infirmities, insecurities, instabilities, intensities, irregularities, legalities, liabilities, liquidities, localities, majorities, maturities, minorities, modalities, municipalities, nationalities, necessities, niceties, oddities, parities, peculiarities, personalities, pieties, possibilities, principalities, priorities, probabilities, proclivities, propensities, qualities, quantities, rarities, realities, responsibilities, rigidities, securities, sensibilities, sensitivities, similarities, societies, sororities, technicalities, tonalities, unfamiliarities, universities, utilities, varieties, velocities, verities, vulnerabilities. |
| 3 | -t ē z | amnesties, Antes, beauties, booties, bounties, casualties, certainties, christies, cities, committees, counties, cruelties, diabetes, difficulties, ditties, duties, dynasties, eighties, empties, entreaties, faculties, fatties, fifties, forties, frailties, lefties, liberties, loyalties, Montes, nineties, novelties, panties, parties, patties, penalties, pretties, properties, royalties, seventies, shanties, sixties, sorties, specialities, specialties, subcommittees, subtleties, thirties, travesties, treaties, twenties, uncertainties, vigilantes, warranties, zlotys. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-m-n-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: manitu, mutiny. | |
-3 letters: amity, aunty, haunt, human, matin, minty, mynah, thuya, thymi, unhat, unity, yamun. | |
-4 letters: amin, anti, aunt, ayin, hant, haut, hint, hunt, hymn, main, many, math, maun, maut, mina, mint, mity, muni, myna, myth, tain, than, thin, tiny, tuna, tyin, unai, unit, yuan. | |
-5 letters: aim, ain, ait, ami, amu, ani, ant, any. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-i-m-n-t-u-y" | |
+2 letters: hypanthium, inhumanity. | |
+4 letters: triumphantly. | |
+5 letters: humiliatingly, immunotherapy, superhumanity, unsympathetic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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