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mankindness

mankindness noun: the state, quality, or condition of mankind; humanity; humanness.

Noun

mankindness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of mankind; humanity; humanness
    • The crux of the matter is this: Does being alive exclusively, entirely, account for what we are, or is our "mankindness" somewhat the cause of this?1987, George Edgar Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin, Aliens
    • I leave some of my mankindness behind me for a while and become part tree, a creature of the snow.1997, Alan Ryan, The Reader's Companion to Alaska

Origin of mankindness

From mankind + -ness.

Questions about mankindness

What does mankindness mean?
Mankindness means the state, quality, or condition of mankind; humanity; humanness.
What part of speech is mankindness?
Mankindness is a noun.

Words near mankindness in the dictionary

  1. mankily
  2. mankin
  3. mankind
  4. mankinde
  5. mankindly
  6. mankindness
  7. mankiness
  8. manking
  9. mankini
  10. mankinis
  11. mankins

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