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There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man.
Alan Paton

Meaning of "inhumanity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INHUMANITY

inhumanity  [ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHUMANITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inhumanity 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 INHUMANITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inhumanity in the English dictionary

The definition of inhumanity in the dictionary is lack of humane qualities. Other definition of inhumanity is an inhumane act, decision, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INHUMANITY


aldermanity
ˌɔːldəˈmænɪtɪ
Christianity
ˌkrɪstɪˈænɪtɪ
churchianity
ˌtʃɜːtʃɪˈænɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
gigmanity
ɡɪɡˈmænɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
inanity
ɪˈnænɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
insanity
ɪnˈsænɪtɪ
maternity
məˈtɜːnɪtɪ
mundanity
mʌnˈdænɪtɪ
opportunity
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
profanity
prəˈfænɪtɪ
sanity
ˈsænɪtɪ
satanity
səˈtænɪtɪ
superhumanity
ˌsuːpəhjuːˈmænɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
unity
ˈjuːnɪtɪ
urbanity
ɜːˈbænɪtɪ
vanity
ˈvænɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INHUMANITY

inhibitory
inholder
inholding
inhomogeneity
inhomogeneous
inhoop
inhospitable
inhospitableness
inhospitably
inhospitality
inhuman
inhumane
inhumanely
inhumanities
inhumanly
inhumanness
inhumate
inhumation
inhume
inhumer

WORDS THAT END LIKE INHUMANITY

affinity
amenity
crime against humanity
dignity
divinity
equal opportunity
equal-opportunity
femininity
fraternity
gated community
global community
Holy Trinity
immunity
indemnity
masculinity
modernity
obscenity
serenity
vicinity
virginity

Synonyms and antonyms of inhumanity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INHUMANITY»

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

Translation of «inhumanity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INHUMANITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

不人道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inhumanidad
570 millions of speakers

English

inhumanity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेदर्दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حشية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесчеловечность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desumanidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিষ্ঠুরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inhumanité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berperikemanusiaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unmenschlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残酷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몰인정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inhumanity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn nhẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதாபிமானமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमानुष कृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insaniyetsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inumanità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bestialstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нелюдськість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsa de omenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απανθρωπιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onmenslikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omänsklighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umenneskelighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inhumanity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INHUMANITY»

The term «inhumanity» is regularly used and occupies the 73.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INHUMANITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inhumanity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inhumanity» 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 inhumanity

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10 QUOTES WITH «INHUMANITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inhumanity.
1
Isaac Asimov
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
2
Steven Bochco
The entertainment world, television, movies, social media, YouTube stuff, we're so bombarded with so much imagery and such a great sense of inhumanity, and there is a coarseness, a coarsening of interaction.
3
Robert Burns
Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
4
Leslie Cockburn
When you have a situation that's destructive, when there's tremendous inhumanity everywhere, you see how humanity survives in all of its different permutations.
5
Charlie Dent
We in the United States should be all the more thankful for the freedom and religious tolerance we enjoy. And we should always remember the lessons learned from the Holocaust, in hopes we stay vigilant against such inhumanity now and in the future.
6
Drew Gilpin Faust
The American Civil War produced carnage that has often been thought reserved for the combination of technological proficiency and inhumanity characteristic of a later time.
7
Billy Graham
Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.
8
Alan Paton
There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man.
9
Phyllis Schlafly
In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.
10
Kurt Sutter
Man's inhumanity to man is as old as humanity itself. Some people just do evil things. Most do not. A billion people have seen 'Batman' movies over the past 20 years, and they have been entertained and inspired. One man saw it as a sick entry point for mass murder. The one is tragic. The billion are not. I choose to write for the billion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHUMANITY»

Discover the use of inhumanity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inhumanity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Man's Inhumanity to Man: Essays on International Law in ...
Of Yugoslavia in 1999).
Antonio Cassesse, Lal Chand Vohrah, 2003
2
Woman's Inhumanity to Woman
This fascinating work concludes by showing that women depend upon one another for emotional intimacy and bonding, and exclusionary and sexist behavior enforces female conformity and discourages independence and psychological growth.
Phyllis Chesler, 2009
3
The Rigor of a Certain Inhumanity: Toward a Wider Suffrage
The Rigor of a Certain Inhumanity is a rich and passionate, playful and perceptive work of philosophical analysis.
John Llewelyn, 2012
4
Tales of Inhumanity and Retribution
TALES OF INHUMANITY AND RETRIBUTION "Tales of Inhumanity and Retribution," is a literary adventure of compelling scope. First of a series the book contains four long stories or novellas.
Ian Tremblay, 2008
5
A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944
A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War, Russia 1941-44 is the haunting memoir of a young German soldier on the Russian front during World War II. Willy Peter Reese was only twenty years old when he found himself marching through Russia ...
Willy Peter Reese, Stefan Schmitz, 2005
6
Andersonville: The Story of Man's Inhumanity to Man
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James R Compton, 2012
7
Inhumanity: Death March to Buchenwald and the Last Jews of ...
The Last Jews of Bendzin is the story of a predominantly Jewish city in southern Poland, a centuries-old cultural center, under Nazi occupation.
John Ranz, 2007
8
Romantic Women Poets: 1788-1848
4 A POEM ON THE INHUMANITY OF THE SLAVE-TRADE Bristol, thine heart hath throbbed to glory. — Slaves, E'en Christian slaves, have shook their chains, and gazed With wonder and amazement on thee. Hence Ye grovelling souls, who ...
Andrew Ashfield, 1998
9
The Third Reich, A Revolution of Ideological Inhumanity, ...
Preface. The concept of Nationalism became so powerful that humanity itself was sacrificed as a direct result of the concept's definitive view of self-preservation, concerning the one race in which the concept itself was defined. ___Everette O ...
Everette O Lemons
10
Man's Inhumanity to Man: A Close Look at Race Relations in ...
This true story and a real life experience reveals the truth about race relations in Rhode Island.
Nyher Gubloan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHUMANITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inhumanity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Human rights work in the face of atrocity: Violence All Around, by …
Over a good few years, working for the United Nations, I witnessed the most appalling acts of cruelty and inhumanity. Often I arrived on a scene ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
This Scandal Is Just the Latest in a Horrifying String — Charisma News
Yet all the time, violent outbreaks and what my Uncle MLK called "man's inhumanity to man" continues seemingly unchecked. Humankind has ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
3
An act of kindness | News & Observer News & Observer
A favorite TV character from the 1980s was talking to God about what he called “man's inhumanity to man.” Certainly, we see much of that: nine ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
4
With Civil War Museum, remember the reasons we hold the artifacts …
... reminders, we too often forget about the brutality and inhumanity that occurred in this country from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Australian Dance Theatre celebrates 50th anniversary | The Australian
... to September 11 and man's inhumanity to man”); Held, a collaboration with New York-based photographer Lois Greenfield, Honour Bound, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Tunisia terror victims from Bankfoot laid to rest at Perth Crematorium …
“But love is stronger than death and no irrational act of man's inhumanity to man can ever defeat the power of love.” Privately he told the PA ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
7
Is it Wise to Trust? | Deborah J. Levine - Huffington Post
They aim for an emotional reaction to the perceived stupidity, lack of character, inhumanity, and anti-social behavior of others. Urging counter ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Save the fish - Belleville News-Democrat
Our inhumanity toward this life form worries me greatly. I think I'll go to Red Lobster tonight and have them throw a live lobster in a pot of boiling ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
9
Don't dare to say his name - Daily Southtown - Chicago Tribune
How does one process such brutality, inhumanity and hate? lRelated Cook County approves 1 cent tax hike, Gorman votes 'present'. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Tetris: The Kotaku Review
... the Russian folk music in the game's typical score, contribute to the atmosphere of cold, mechanical inhumanity (at least to American ears). «Kotaku, Jul 15»

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