humankind

[ hyoo-muhn-kahynd, -kahyndor, often, yoo- ]

noun

1. human beings collectively; the human race.

humankind

/ ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd /

noun

1. the human race; humanity

Usage

See mankind

Word History and Origins

Origin of humankind¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from the phrase human kind; modeled on mankind ( def )

Example Sentences

It distracts us from what's really going on, which is the extraction of resources by the global elites, and the global elites are involved in a universal suicide project for humankind.

From Salon

Call it, if you’d like, the worst and most incompetent in the whole history of humankind.

From Los Angeles Times

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Bach had referenced the "Olympic spirit of living life in peace, as the one and only humankind, united in all our diversity".

From BBC

“It’s humankind’s favorite building material, as far as you look into the past, as far as you can look into the future — it’s the warmth of wood.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the fantastically named Outer Space Treaty says it belongs to everyone, and that any exploration has to be carried out for the benefit of all humankind and in the interests of all nations.

From BBC

Related Words

• humanity