Meaning of MANKIND
| Pronunciation: | | `man'kInd
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[n] all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover" |
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MANKIND is a 7 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, world |
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| | See Also: | | group, grouping, people | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Man`kind"\, n. [AS. mancynn. See {Kin} kindred, {Kind},
n.]
1. The human race; man, taken collectively.
The proper study of mankind is man. --Pore.
2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of
human race. --Lev. xviii. 22.
3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] --B. Jonson.
\Man"kind`\, a.
Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]
Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing?
--Beau. & Fl.
Be not too mankind against your wife. --Chapman.
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