humankind

English

Etymology

From human +‎ -kind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪnd

Noun

humankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds)

1. The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

   Hypernyms: apedom, apekind

   • 2021 September 26, Bill Cooney, “xQc rage quits and uninstalls FIFA 22 after getting demolished in Ultimate Team”, in Dexerto‎^[1]:

     “I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment^[sic] to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”

Usage notes

• Mankind is more common than humankind, but humanity—which has multiple senses—is more common than both of them combined since c. 1985, according to Google Ngrams.

Alternative forms

• human kind

Synonyms

• the human race
• mankind
• humanity
• Homo sapiens
• See also Thesaurus:humankind

Translations

mankind, humanity, human race — see mankind