humankind

noun

hu·​man·​kind ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd  ˈyü- 

singular or plural in construction

: the human race : humanity

Synonyms of humankind

• world
• humanity

Examples of humankind in a Sentence

all humankind shares the desire for peace

perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe

Recent Examples on the Web

Artists of all kinds protested as large language models, trained on the creative output of humankind, threatened to render their jobs irrelevant or obsolete—or to simply devalue creative work altogether. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025

The appearance of these five lexical inventions marks the first time that humankind ever attached words to this invisible and magical mystery. —Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025

These are powerful incentives for humankind to act as partners on the final frontier. —Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Everything that has apparently defined the existential experience of humanity has been wiped out in a few days, and if Carol and her new compatriots can’t undo what’s happened, all of humankind is done for. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for humankind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined
• redefined

Kids Definition

humankind

noun

hu·​man·​kind ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 

ˈyü-

: humanity sense 3

Medical Definition

humankind

noun

hu·​man·​kind ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd  ˈyü 

: the human race