humankind
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of humankind
First recorded in 1635–45; from the phrase human kind; modeled on mankind ( def. )
Example Sentences
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They successfully extracted proteins from the enamel of four P. robustus teeth found at Swartkrans Cave, part of South Africa's Cradle of Humankind.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
Humankind might have gone mad, but the show’s focus on the shredding of civil society charts some welcome sanity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Humankind has been using glass in some fashion for millennia, and researchers are still finding new uses for it today.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023
Humankind, at last unshackled from the overindulged tedium of the modern world, unburdened by factual overload, could sit back and reap the bounty of being able once again to think.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
Humankind paid for its lofty vision and industrious hands with backaches and stiff necks.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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