French word

humanité

Pronunciation

IPA/ymanite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounhumanity

Example

L'humanité partage la même planète.

Humanity shares the same planet.

Illustration for humanité (humanity)

More examples

Les chercheurs travaillent pour sauver l'humanité des menaces globales.

The researchers work to save humanity from global threats.

Core concept

All people gathered under one human identity, with the same word also pointing to humane treatment between them.

Common phrases

  • sauver l'humanité

    save humanity

  • protéger l'humanité

    protect humanity

Similar words

gens: People in a particular place or situation, or people generally.
personne: A single human being.
peuple: A group of people sharing a country or culture.
population: The people living in a particular region or country, considered as a whole.

Definition in French

Désigne l'ensemble des êtres humains ; s'emploie aussi pour exprimer la compassion ou la bonté envers autrui.

Word origin

Humanité is inherited from Latin humanitas, from humanus 'human', whose senses developed from human qualities and culture toward humanity as a collective and moral idea.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, les gens or tout le monde is often more natural than l'humanité when referring to particular people rather than humankind as a whole.

Other meanings

  • human naturenoun
  • compassionnoun

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