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humanity
English
Etymology
From Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye, from Old French humanité, from Latin h?m?nit?s (“human nature, humanity, also humane conduct”), from h?m?nus (“human, humane”); see human, humane.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /hju?mæn?ti/, [hju?mæn??i]
Noun
humanity (countable and uncountable, plural humanities)
- Mankind; human beings as a group.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:humankind
- The human condition or nature.
- The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 16
- Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man had a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his humanities!”
- Synonym: humaneness
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 16
- Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
Derived terms
- humanitarian
- humanitarianism
Related terms
- humanities
- humane
Translations
Further reading
- humanity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- humanity at OneLook Dictionary Search
- humanity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "humanity" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 148.
- humanity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- humanity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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mildness
English
Etymology
From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild +? -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”).
Noun
mildness (countable and uncountable, plural mildnesses)
- The quality of being mild; gentleness.
Translations
Anagrams
- mindless
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