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UK
/hjuːmˈænɪti/
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[ US /hjuˈmænɪti, juˈmænɪti/ ]
[ US /hjuˈmænɪti, juˈmænɪti/ ]
NOUN
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the quality of being human
he feared the speedy decline of all manhood - the quality of being humane
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all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
all the world loves a lover
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women
How To Use humanity In A Sentence
- It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
- It is by these special touches that the author infuses the books with the spirit of humanity, without which a fantasy becomes an empty fancy.
- You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi
- Yes, it means a re-think of the way we give, but it promises to truly lift up lives in these hard times and bring us back to the true definition of the word 'philanthropy,' which literally means "the love of humanity. Melanie Lundquist: Time to Change the Way We Give
- The dregs of humanity strewn around me. Times, Sunday Times
- Yet while pilotless drones are dehumanised and impersonalised, mobile phone ring tones and screensavers are instances of the humanity and personality of the people behind technology.
- We are now so dependent on the financial system, without parallel systems of support, that the result could be catastrophic for humanity.
- That represents something of the heart of God as expressed in Genesis 3, because now we see the divorce papers being finalized as God disannuls the relationship He had with humanity and as the man and woman sort out memories of a lost opportunity. FROM THE CROSS TO PENTECOST
- I don't often use words like ‘wickedness’ to describe acts of inhumanity.
- It is now evident that entering a new decade humanity is undergoing a global reassessment of ideological and political values. The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain