[hu.man.i.ty] n, pl -ties (14c) 1: the quality or state of being humane
2. a: the quality or state of being human b pl: human attributes or qualities "his work has the ripeness of the 18th century, and its rough humanities --Pamela H. Johnson" 3 pl: the branches of learning (as philosophy or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes (as in physics or chemistry)
4: mankind 1