humanity

/hjuːˈmænəti/ noun [U]

Definition

ALL PEOPLE › all people: The massacre was a crime against humanity.

KINDNESS › kindness and sympathy towards others: Mother Teresa was famous for her compassion and humanity. → Opposite inhumanity

BEING HUMAN › the condition of being human

(Definition of humanity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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