mankind

Meanings

Noun

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
The human race in its entirety.
Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
Human feelings; humanity.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mankinde, alteration (due to kinde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankin, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

Synonyms

human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, world

Antonyms

womankind, womenkind

Scrabble Score: 14

mankind is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mankind is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mankind is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

mankind is a valid Words With Friends word