HUMANITY

noun

Definitions

  1. 1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.
  2. 2. Mankind collectively; the human race. But hearing oftentimes The still, and music humanity. Wordsworth. It is a debt we owe to humanity. S. S. Smith.
  3. 3. The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness. "The common offices of humanity and friendship." Locke.
  4. 4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature. Polished with humanity and the study of witty science. Holland.
  5. 5. The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025
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