mankind

CEFRC1

/mænˈkaɪnd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    All human beings considered as one group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Human feelings; humanity.

Examples

  • Do you think mankind will someday colonize the Moon?

  • Ultimately, space flight will be beneficial to all mankind.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Men collectively, as opposed to all women.

  2. The human race in its entirety.

More examples

In context

  • One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.

  • Malone's hot blood flushed to his head as he thought of this trifler, this insect, coming between mankind and a message of instruction and consolation descending from above.

  • The examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.