Mankind
[,mæn'kaɪnd] or [mæn'kaɪnd]
Definition
(n.) The human race; man, taken collectively.
(n.) Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.
(n.) Human feelings; humanity.
(a.) Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Man, the human race.[2]. Men, the lords of creation.
Typist: Steven
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Humanity, society, man, men
ANT:Divinity, Deity, God, Heaven, nature, earth, world, creation, cattle
Editor: Percival
Examples
- There are also characters peculiar to different nations and particular persons, as well as common to mankind. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Suddenly I became as it were the father of all mankind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- His dislike of mankind, of the mass of mankind, amounted almost to an illness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- From what we know of mankind, we are bound to conclude that the first sailors plundered when they could, and traded when they had to. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The military Colossus then tumbled, and the Press began to lead mankind. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Heroism, or military glory, is much admired by the generality of mankind. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Life, through mankind, grew thereafter more and more distinctly conscious of itself and its world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Books with their wealth of entertainment and information would be sealed to a large part of mankind, if glasses did not assist weak eyes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A spirit that was once a man could hardly feel stranger or lonelier, going unrecognized among mankind, than I feel. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The philosopher should not beg of mankind to be put in authority over them. Plato. The Republic.
- Nevertheless, these central regions of the world remain central, and their welfare and participation is necessary to the permanent peace of mankind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He sees no hope of happiness or peace for mankind until all nations of the earth are comprehended in a single empire. Plato. The Republic.
- Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is a dead weight upon the action of one of the great springs which puts into motion a great part of the business of mankind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Nay, let me answer for you, that in a few this harsh temper may be found but not in the majority of mankind. Plato. The Republic.
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