Definition of humanity Humanity

/hjumæˈnɪti/ - [hyumanitee] - hu•man•i•ty

We found 15 definitions of humanity from 6 different sources.

What does humanity mean?

Noun Plural: humanities
humanity - the quality of being humane
		humaneness the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
humanity - the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
		humanness, manhood
		quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
humanity - 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"
		world, human race, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
		human, human being, homo, man any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
		group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

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humanity (n.)
The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.
humanity (n.)
Mankind collectively; the human race.
humanity (n.)
The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness.
humanity (n.)
Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.
humanity (n.)
The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.

humanity
hū-man′it-i, n. the nature peculiar to a human being: the kind feelings of man: benevolence: tenderness: mankind collectively:—pl. Human′ities, in Scotland, grammar, rhetoric, Latin, Greek, and poetry, so called from their humanising effects.—Professor of Humanity, in Scotch universities, the professor of Latin. [Fr.,—L. humanitas—humanus—homo, a man.]