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mankind en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /mænˈkaɪnd/

Etymology

From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The human race in its entirety.
    • Malone's hot blood flushed to his head as he thought of this trifler, this insect, coming between mankind and a message of instruction and consolation descending from above. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
    • One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.
    • It next moves through the history of the Jewish people, recounting the life and death of our Lord and Savior, and ends with the Book of Revelation foretelling the inevitable climax of God's plan for mankind. 2011, David Charles Cole, Understanding God's Message for Mankind: Essential Scripture and Commentary, page 1:
    • The examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
    • But at last mankind, through their own folly, deprived themselves of the favour and kindness of the Dwarfs; they fled the country, and since that time no mortal eye has seen them. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 95:
    • More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
  2. (uncountable) Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
    • Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 18:22:
    • “[...] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.” 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  3. (obsolete, uncountable) Human feelings; humanity.
    • And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter:

Antonyms

womankind (antonym(s) of “all men, male humans”) · womenkind (antonym(s) of “all men, male humans”)

Deriveds

mankindly · mankindness

Hyponyms

womankind (all men, humans) · womenkind (all men, humans)

Synonyms

humankind (all men, humans)

Translations (180)

uz insoniyat (human race) · es género humano (human race) · vi loài người (human race) · nn menneskje (human race) · sh čovječànstvo (human race) · grc ἀνθρώπινον γένος (human race) · bg мъже́те (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · pt humanidade (human race) · zu isintu (human race) · bg мъ́жкият род (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · sh čovečànstvo (human race) · gu માણસજાત (human race) · sh љу̀дство (human race) · udm адямивыжы (human race) · nl mensheid (human race) · az insaniyyət (human race) · eo homaro (human race) · izh meesrahvas (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · gd mac an duine (human race) · nn manneætt (human race) · ur آدْمِیَت (human race) · sv människosläkt (human race) · ro omenire (human race) · lt žmonija (human race) · es varones (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · uz odamzod (human race) · ro neamul omenesc (human race) · ug ئىنسانىيەت (human race) · cmn 芸芸眾生 /芸芸众生 (human race) · fr humanité (human race) · pl gatunek ludzki (human race) · bn মানবজাতি (human race) · lo ມະນຸດຊາດ (human race) · de Menschheit (human race) · ka ადამიანთა მოდგმა (human race) · be чалаве́цтва (human race) · mn хүн төрөлхтөн (human race) · az insanlıq (human race) · tg башарият (human race) · ps انسانيت (human race) · he אֱנוֹשׁוּת (human race) · nb menneskeslekt (human race) · xag 𐕘𐕒𐕡𐕐𐕒𐕡𐔺𐕘𐔰𐕙 (human race) · ps بشريت (human race) · mk човештво (human race) · af mensdom (human race) · es humanidad (human race) · cs lidstvo (human race) · enm mankynde (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · tt кешелек (human race) · bg чове́чество (human race) · lv cilvēce (human race) · ky адамзат (human race) · sh мушкиње (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · tk adamzat (human race) · tr kişioğlu (human race) · tk ynsanyýet (human race) · ja 人間 (human race) · tl sangkatauhan (human race) · vi nam giới (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · kk адамзат (human race) · ky адам баласы (human race) · ja 人 (human race) · sv manssläkt (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · sh човеча̀нство (human race) · vi nhân loại (human race) · ar الْجِنْس الْبَشَرِيّ (human race) · sh човјеча̀нство (human race) · ga cine daonna (human race) · tg одамият (human race) · km មនុស្សជាតិ (human race) · uz bashariyat (human race) · dsb cłowjecny rod (human race) · hi आदमज़ाद (human race) · eo viraro (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · el ανθρωπότητα (human race) · ang mancynn (human race) · ka მამრობითი სქესი (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · ar آدَمِيَّة (human race) · hy մարդկություն (human race) · ug ئادەمزات (human race) · fa-ira بَشَرِیَّت (human race) · fa-ira اِنْسانِیَّت (human race) · te నరులు (human race) · tr âdemoğlu (human race) · nv diné (human race) · ar إِنْسَانِيَّة (human race) · sh ljùdstvo (human race) · ms bashar (human race) · az bəşəriyyət (human race) · my လူသားတို့အမျိုး (human race) · ms insan (human race) · ko 인간 (human race) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (human race) · it umanità (human race) · izh meessuku (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · pl ludzkość (human race) · zu isilisa (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · fa-ira آدَمِیَّت (human race) · hi बशर (human race) · dsb cłowjestwo (human race) · nb menneskehet (human race) · hi मानवजाति (human race) · ja 人類 (human race) · az bəşər (human race) · fi miehet (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · tr insanoğlu (human race) · la hūmānitās (human race) · pl rodzaj ludzki (human race) · it genere umano (human race) · lo ມະນຸດສະຊາດ (human race) · uk лю́дство (human race) · fi ihmiskunta (human race) · hu emberiség (human race) · mi hunga tāngata (human race) · hy տղամարդիկ (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · enm mankyn (human race) · ru челове́чество (human race) · ka ძლიერი სქესი (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · ur بَشَر (human race) · sa मानुष्यक (human race) · ka კაცები (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · gl humanidade (human race) · es hombres (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · sv mänsklighet (human race) · ms umat (human race) · ar إِنْس (human race) · sq njerëzim (human race) · ru род людско́й (human race) · kmr insaniyet (human race) · ur آدَم زاد (human race) · tg банибашар (human race) · da menneskehed (human race) · is mannkyn (human race) · fr genre humain (human race) · tg башар (human race) · cs muži (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · de Menschengeschlecht (human race) · rgn umanitê (human race) · enm mankynde (human race) · th มนุษยชาติ (human race) · gl xénero humano (human race) · tg инсоният (human race) · sk ľudstvo (human race) · fr hommes (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · tr insanlık (human race) · ka კაცობა (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · hi मानवता (human race) · my လူသား (human race) · ba әҙәм заты (human race) · ar بَشَرِيَّة (human race) · ru мужчи́ны (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · yi מענטשהייט (human race) · kmr mirovatî (human race) · lo ຊາດມະນຸດ (human race) · ang wǣpnedcynn (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · et inimkond (human race) · de Männer (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · gu આદમજાત (human race) · ms khalayak (human race) · gu મનુષ્યજાતિ (human race) · ba кешелек (human race) · fa-ira بَشَر (human race) · ur بَشَرِیَت (human race) · sl človeštvo (human race) · vi đàn ông (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · nl mensdom (human race) · ro umanitate (human race) · hu férfiak (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · ms manusia (human race) · ka კაცობრიობა (human race) · es raza humana (human race) · pl mężczyźni (men collectively, as opposed to all women — see also menfolk) · ms makhluk (human race) · cmn 人類 /人类 (human race) · ko 인류 (human race) · ur اِنْسانِیَت (human race) · uz odamiyat (human race) · hsb čłowječnosć (human race) · udm адямилык (human race)