all human beings considered as a group
Climate change is a challenge that threatens all of humanity.
Throughout history, humanity has sought to explore the unknown.
✦ From Middle English ‘humanité’, via Old French, from Latin ‘humanitas’ meaning ‘mankind, kindness’.
kindness and compassion toward other people, especially those who are suffering
The nurse showed great humanity by staying with the patient all night.
Acts of humanity can brighten even the darkest day.
✦ Same Latin root ‘humanitas’; sense of ‘kindness’ attested since the 15th century.
the state or quality of being human, including human nature and feelings
The novel explores the fragility of humanity in times of war.
Robots may mimic us, but they lack true humanity.
✦ Extension of Latin ‘humanitas’ to ‘human nature’ recorded since the late 16th century.
