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mankind - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mankind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mankind [ a.]
- Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.
2 . Mankind [ n.]
- The human race; man, taken collectively.
- Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.
- Human feelings; humanity.

Meaning of 'mankind' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mankind [ n]
Meaning (1):
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example in sentence:
  • all the world loves a lover;
  • she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women