n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the human race. b human beings collectively. c the fact or condition of being human. 2 humaneness, benevolence. 3 (in pl.) human attributes. 4 (in pl.) learning or literature concerned with human culture, esp. the study of Latin and Greek literature and philosophy.
[ ME f. OF humanité f. L humanitas -tatis (as HUMAN) ]