Definitions
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Word origin
From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, 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.
Used in a sentence
“One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.”
“The examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose.”
“Malone's hot blood flushed to his head as he thought of this trifler, this insect, coming between mankind and a message of instruction and consolation descending from above.”
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01“Humanity”7 letters
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