humanliness

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noun

The quality of being human; humanity.

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Meanings

nounhumanliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being human; humanity.

    Both womanliness and manliness are variants of the Victorian, gender-neutral concept of humanliness, or, more specifically, Christian humanliness.

    2013, Richard Phillips, Mapping Men and Empire: Geographies of Adventure, page 103

Origin

From humanly + -ness.

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APA

humanliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanliness

MLA

“humanliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humanliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanliness.

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