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humanity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of humanity

1 human beings in general

all humanity can learn from this tragedy

Synonyms of humanity

folks, humankind, people, public, species, world

Words Related to humanity

community, society

crowd, masses, mob, populace, proletariat, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

2 the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune

a country known for the humanity of its liberal immigration policy

Synonyms of humanity

bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, heart, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartedness

Words Related to humanity

feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity

affection, love, regard

affinity, empathy, rapport

altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropy

Near Antonyms of humanity

callousness, coldness, disinterest, indifference, unconcern

cruelty, harshness

animosity, antipathy, dislike, hatred, hostility

Antonyms of humanity

coldheartedness, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, inhumanness, mercilessness, pitilessness

3 the human race

in Greek mythology, the gods display many of the weaknesses of humanity, such as jealousy, foolishness, and greed

Synonyms of humanity

Homo sapiens, humankind, man, mankind

Words Related to humanity

being, body, creature, fellowman, human, individual, mortal, party, person

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