humanity

English Thesaurus

1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	group, grouping,
definition	:	any number of entities (members) considered as a unit (noun.tops)

hypernym	:	homo, human, human being, man,
definition	:	any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	people,
definition	:	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group)

2. the quality of being human (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	human,
definition	:	having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings (adj.all)

attribute	:	nonhuman,
definition	:	not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings (adj.all)

3. the quality of being humane (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	humaneness,
definition	:	the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) (noun.attribute)

4. the quality of being human (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings (adj.all)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	characteristic of humanity (adj.pert)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	relating to a person (adj.pert)

5. the quality of being humane (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	humanitarian,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism (adj.pert)

6. the quality of being human (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings (adj.all)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	characteristic of humanity (adj.pert)

derivation	:	human,
definition	:	relating to a person (adj.pert)

7. the quality of being humane (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	humanitarian,
definition	:	of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism (adj.pert)