world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
(noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; âall the world loves a loverâ; âshe always used âhumankindâ because âmankindâ seemed to slight the womenâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mankind
(quranic) The 114th sura (chapter) of the Quran
mankind (uncountable)
The human race in its entirety.
Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
(obsolete) Human feelings; humanity.
• In recent usage, people may interpret mankind to be not gender inclusive and may choose to use gender-neutral options like humanity, humankind or peoplekind instead. See the usage notes at man.
• (all men, humans): See humankind
• (all men, male humans): womankind, womenkind
• (all men, humans): womankind, womenkind
Source: Wiktionary
Man`kind", n. Etym: [AS. mancynn. See Kin kindred, Kind, n.]
1. The human race; man, taken collectively. The proper study of mankind is man. Pore.
2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. Lev. xviii. 22.
3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] B. Jonson.
Man"kind`, a.
Definition: Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs] Are women grown so mankind Must they be wooing Beau. & Fl. Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
