humankind

CEFRC1

/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    All human beings considered as a group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

Examples

  • A nuclear war would mean the fall of humankind.

  • Humankind will have everything human.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From human + -kind.