humankind

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/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

noun

The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

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the human racemankindhumanityHomo sapiensManpeoplekindpersonkindrace
OriginEnglish human ← Middle English humayne ← Middle French humain →
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Meanings

nounhumankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds)

plural humankinds · alternative human kind

  1. uncountableusuallyThe human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

    “I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment^([sic]) to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”

    2021 September 26, Bill Cooney, “xQc rage quits and uninstalls FIFA 22 after getting demolished in Ultimate Team”, in Dexerto

    Synonyms: the human race, mankind, humanity, Homo sapiens, Man, man, peoplekind, personkind

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

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the human racemankindhumanityHomo sapiensManmanpeoplekindpersonkindracehuman race

More synonyms by meaning

nounall of the living human inhabitants of the earth

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worldhuman racehumanityhuman beingshumansmankindman
Broader
homomanhuman beinggroupgrouping
Also see
humanityhuman racemanmankindmortalitypeoplekindworld

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinhūmānu
  2. Old Frenchumain
  3. Middle Frenchhumain
  4. Middle Englishhumayne
  5. Englishhuman
  6. Englishhumankind

From human + -kind.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with humankind

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APA

humankind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humankind

MLA

“humankind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humankind. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humankind,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humankind.

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