HUMANITY


Meaning of HUMANITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hju:mænɪti ]

( humanities)

1.

All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity .

They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A person’s humanity is their state of being a human being, rather than an animal or an object. ( FORMAL )

...a man who’s almost lost his humanity in his bitter hatred of his rivals.

N-UNCOUNT : with poss

3.

Humanity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards others.

Her speech showed great maturity and humanity.

N-UNCOUNT

4.

The humanities are the subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature which are concerned with human ideas and behaviour.

...students majoring in the humanities.

N-PLURAL : oft the N

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.