# humanity

> English word · Noun · IPA /hjuˈmænɪti/ · frequency rank #4,162

## Definitions
1. Humankind; human beings as a group.
2. The human condition or nature.
3. The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
4. Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

## Easily confused with
- **humanly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humanly)
- **humidity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humidity)
- **humility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humility)
- **humanist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanist-vs-humanity)
- **humanism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanism-vs-humanity)
- **humanely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanely-vs-humanity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhumanity`, `hmuanity`, `huamnity`, `humainty`, `humanitty`, `humanityy`, `humaniyt`, `humannity`, `humantiy`, `hummanity`, `humnaity`, `uhmanity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/humanity