mankind
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
The human race in its entirety.
- One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind.
- 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.
- 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.
Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
- Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
- “[...] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
Human feelings
Human feelings; humanity.
- And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in
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The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
The neighborhood
- antonymwomankindantonym(s) of “all men, male humans”
- antonymwomenkindantonym(s) of “all men, male humans”
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at mankind. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at mankind. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at mankind
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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