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- [hyoo-muh n-kahynd, -kahynd or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd or, often, ˈyu-/
- /ˌhjuː.mənˈkaɪnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo-muh n-kahynd, -kahynd or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd or, often, ˈyu-/
Definitions of humankind word
- noun humankind human beings collectively; the human race. 1
- noun humankind Human beings considered collectively (used as a neutral alternative to “ mankind ”). 1
- noun humankind human beings, people 1
- uncountable noun humankind Humankind is the same as mankind. 0
- noun humankind the human race; humanity 0
- noun humankind the human race; mankind; people 0
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Origin of humankind
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; from the phrase human kind; modeled on mankind
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Parts of speech for Humankind
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
humankind popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
humankind usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humankind
noun humankind
- humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
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