humanity
humanity Lexical Profile
humanity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
All human beings collectively; the human race as a whole.
"Climate change poses a significant challenge to the future of humanity."
Compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior toward others; benevolence.
"The nurses treated every patient with dignity and humanity."
The quality or condition of being human; human nature.
"The novel explores the shared humanity that binds people together across different cultures."
Academic disciplines that study human culture, thought, and creative expression, such as literature, philosophy, history, and the arts (usually used in the plural 'the humanities').
"She decided to major in the humanities, focusing on classical history and ethics."
Word Nuance & Usage
When used in the plural ('the humanities'), the word specifically denotes academic disciplines that study human culture—such as literature, history, and philosophy—rather than the human race or the quality of benevolence.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'humanité', which derives from Latin 'humanitas' ('human nature, civilization, kindness'), itself formed from 'humanus' ('human').