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Robert Cailliau

Meaning of "humankind" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMANKIND

humankind  [ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMANKIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humankind is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMANKIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humankind

Human

Modern humans are the only extant members of the hominin clade, a branch of great apes characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; manual dexterity and increased tool use; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies. Early hominids, such as the australopithecines who had more apelike brains and skulls, are less often thought of or referred to as "human" than hominids of the genus Homo some of whom used fire, occupied much of Eurasia, and gave rise to anatomically modern Homo sapiens in Africa about 200,000 years ago where they began to exhibit evidence of behavioral modernity around 50,000 years ago and migrated out in successive waves to occupy all but the smallest, driest, and coldest lands; and permanently manned bases in Antarctica, on offshore platforms, and orbiting the Earth. The spread of humans and their large and increasing population has had a destructive impact on large areas of the environment and millions of native species worldwide.

Definition of humankind in the English dictionary

The definition of humankind in the dictionary is the human race; humanity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMANKIND


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
bind
baɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
confined
kənˈfaɪnd
find
faɪnd
gavelkind
ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd
grind
ɡraɪnd
hind
haɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mankind
ˌmænˈkaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
overkind
ˌəʊvəˈkaɪnd
refined
rɪˈfaɪnd
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
unkind
ʌnˈkaɪnd
womankind
ˈwʊmənˌkaɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMANKIND

humanhood
humanisation
humanise
humaniser
humanism
humanist
humanistic
humanistic psychology
humanistically
humanitarian
humanitarianism
humanitarianist
humanities
humanity
humanization
humanize
humanizer
humanly
humanness
humanoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMANKIND

an axe to grind
benefit in kind
call to mind
Dedekind
have in the wind
in kind
in the wind
Jongkind
Libeskind
Lind
mastermind
peace of mind
perpetual motion of the first kind
perpetual motion of the second kind
rewind
Sind
unwind
Wedekind
wind
wunderkind

Synonyms and antonyms of humankind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMANKIND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «humankind» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of humankind

Translation of «humankind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMANKIND

Find out the translation of humankind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humankind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humankind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la humanidad
570 millions of speakers

English

humankind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानव जाति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البشرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человечество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humanidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনুষ্যজাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´humanité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Manusia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menschheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manungsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân loại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனித இனத்திற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवजात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insanoğlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´umanità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ludzkość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omenirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθρωπότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mensdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mänskligheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menneskeheten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humankind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANKIND»

The term «humankind» is very widely used and occupies the 19.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANKIND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humankind» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humankind» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humankind

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUMANKIND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humankind.
1
Martin Amis
If God existed, and if He cared for humankind, He would never have given us religion.
2
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.
3
Dan Aykroyd
There's that old theory that humankind and this planet were seen as the centre of the universe. That was thrown away - how could we be so presumptuous? Well, I subscribe to that.
4
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
The right to a quality education is, I believe, the perfect path to bridge the gap between different cultures and to reconcile various civilizations. Without such a right, the values of liberty, justice and equality will have no meaning. Ignorance is by far the biggest danger and threat to humankind.
5
Harry Belafonte
If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
6
Joseph Beuys
I wished to go completely outside and to make a symbolic start for my enterprise of regenerating the life of humankind within the body of society and to prepare a positive future in this context.
7
Theodore Bikel
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.
8
Vanna Bonta
Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankind focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation.
9
Robert Cailliau
When we have all data online it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems that humankind faces.
10
Alan Dershowitz
No country in the history of the world has ever contributed more to humankind and accomplished more for its people in so brief a period of time as Israel has done since its relatively recent rebirth in 1948.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMANKIND»

Discover the use of humankind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humankind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Humankind
In 2009 for "Earth Hour," Leo Burnett moved over a billion people to action--the largest mass-participation event ever.
Tom Bernardin, Mark Tutssel, 2010
2
Humankind
This stunning collection of photography by the renowned photographer Yoshio Komatsu, documents undeniable human connectedness--as we pass each day, alone, with family, with friends, engaged in the simple journey of life.
‎2006
3
Humankind: A Brief History
A distinguished historian and author of Millennium looks at what it means to be human in an enlightening history of humankind, confronting the dilemma of what it means to be human from a historical perspective and how that perception has ...
Felipe Fernández-Armesto, 2004
4
The Origins of Humankind
The text starts explaining the theory of evolution and further chapters discuss the human journey.
Stephen Tomkins, 1998
5
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
"How our oldest human ancestor was discovered--and who she was"--Cover.
Donald Johanson, Maitland Edey, 1990
6
The Origin Of Humankind
?The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins, OCO wrote The New York Times. The renowned family of paleontologists?Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, and their son Richard Leakey?has vastly exp"
Richard Leakey, 2008
7
Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of Humankind
The book is divided into two parts: an interpretive section that concerns symbols in general and a "dictionary" that lists hundreds of symbols and explains their origins, their resemblances to other symbols, and the belief systems behind ...
Anthony Stevens, 2001
8
The Natural Alien: Humankind and Environment
The book does not offer solutions to environmental questions, but it does offer the hope that there can be new ways of thinking and flexibility in human/environmental relations.
Lorne Leslie Neil Evernden, 1993
9
The Cradle of Humankind
Let Southbound take you back to where we came from—The Cradle of Humankind in the Magaliesberg region of the Gauteng and North West provinces of South Africa and uncover the myths and intricacies of our species in this delightfully ...
David Fleminger, 2008
10
Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: The Environment and ...
This Companion examines both physical and human geography and charts human activities within their various habitats up to the present day, and is an essential reference work for those concerned with the earth and its inhabitants.
Prof Ian Douglas, Ian Douglas, Richard John Hugget, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMANKIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humankind is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NASA takes 'another historic leap for humankind' with Pluto fly-by …
Dwayne Brown, communications officer for NASA, said: “Yesterday, America's space program took another historic leap for humankind.”. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
NASA takes 'another historic leap for humankind' with Pluto fly-by
New Horizons spacecraft phones back to Earth, confirming NASA mission success. Scientists now prepare for 16 months of data collection from ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
3
Neil deGrasse Tyson tells Stephen Colbert why Pluto deserves to be …
It was an incredible achievement for NASA and humankind. Famed astrophysicists and director of the Hayden Planetarium, took the time to ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
4
Google, Airbnb Air Transgender Ads During ESPYs | TIME
“Sit at their table so you can share their tastes.” Near the end, the ad flashes “mankind,” “womankind,” “trans-kind,” “humankind.” ... «TIME, Jul 15»
5
Rise of the Machines - Science
And what will the world be like if truly intelligent computers come to coexist with humankind? ↵* The editors gratefully acknowledge the advice ... «Science Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Here's Caitlyn Jenner's Moving Speech at the 2015 ESPYs - Fuse
... commanding speech about not only what the transgender community needs to progress, but really what we as humankind need to as well. «fuse.tv, Jul 15»
7
Russell Simmons Compares Animal Abuse to Slavery, the …
... the suffering they cause to 100 billion animals–the worst holocaust in the history of humankind, the suffering of animals, the abuse of animals, ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
8
Continued destruction of Earth's plant life places humankind in …
Athens, Ga. - Unless humans slow the destruction of Earth's declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely ... «UGA Today, Jul 15»
9
Humankind visits Pluto for first time - Business Insider
NASA scientists on Tuesday morning counted down the last few seconds remaining in their mission to Pluto — a mission that took 3,463 days, ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
10
Airbnb Tackles The Nature Of Humankind In New Values&Driven …
CMO Jonathan Mildenhall talks about Airbnb's latest campaign. "We believe in humanity and we're putting that humanity and truth into the soul ... «Co.Create, Jul 15»

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