MANKIND


Meaning of MANKIND in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷, in sense 2 ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun singular but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English, from man (I) + kind

1. : the human race : the totality of human beings

mankind speaks many languages — Leonard Bloomfield

mankind have agreed in admiring great talents — James Boswell

2. : men as distinguished from women

II. adjective

obsolete : having masculine traits : like a virago

III. adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

obsolete : fierce , savage , furious

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.