mankind

noun

man·​kind

singular or plural in construction

1

ˈman-ˈkīnd 

-ˌkīnd

: the human race : the totality of human beings

2

ˈman-ˌkīnd  : men especially as distinguished from women

Synonyms

• humanity
• human

Examples of mankind in a Sentence

all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved

Recent Examples on the Web

In between chunks of death raining down on major cities, Bruce Willis leads a team of astronauts into battle against an enormous rock ready to kill all of mankind. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

And the numbers prove it: 71% of organizations regularly use gen AI (up from just 33% in 2023), making the adoption of this technology among the fastest in the history of mankind. —Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

No other army in the history of mankind has warned the people of an impending attack, urging the civilians to leave. —Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025

Ships First Commercial Entangled Photon Source for Quantum Communication Research Quantum computing is expected to advance mankind into the future by revolutionizing artificial intelligence and data analytics. —Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mankind

• aligned
• alined
• assigned
• behind
• combined
• confined
• consigned
• declined
• defined
• designed
• divined
• enshrined

Kids Definition

mankind

noun

man·​kind

1

ˈman-ˈkīnd,

-ˌkīnd

: the human race : all human beings

2

-ˌkīnd

: men rather than women

Medical Definition

mankind

noun singular but singular or plural in construction

man·​kind ˈman-ˈkīnd, -ˌkīnd 

: the human race : the totality of human beings