different between mankind vs misanthropic

English

Etymology

From Middle English mankinde, mankende, mankunde, mankuinde, alteration (due to kinde, kunde (“kind, nature, sort”)) of earlier mankin, mankun, mancun (“mankind”), from Old English mancynn; equivalent to man +? kin, and/or man +? -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæn?ka?nd/
• Rhymes: -a?nd

Noun

mankind (uncountable)

1. The human race in its entirety.
2. Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
   • “[...] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

3. (obsolete) Human feelings; humanity.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter

     And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoi?eth in

Usage notes

• In recent usage, people may interpret mankind to be not gender inclusive and may choose to use gender-neutral options like humanity, humankind or peoplekind instead. See the usage notes at man.

Synonyms

• (all men, humans): See Thesaurus:humankind

Antonyms

• (all men, male humans): womankind, womenkind

Hyponyms

• (all men, humans): womankind, womenkind

Derived terms

• mankindly
• mankindness

Translations

Further reading

• mankind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mankind in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From misanthrope +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?.s?n????.p?k/, /?m?.z?n????.p?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?s.?n????p.?k/

Adjective

misanthropic (comparative more misanthropic, superlative most misanthropic)

1. Hating or disliking mankind.

Antonyms

• (hating mankind): philanthropic

Derived terms

• misanthropical
• misanthropically

Related terms

• misanthrope
• misanthropist
• misanthropy

Translations

See also

• altruism
• misandry
• misogyny
• philandry
• philogyny
• Timonian