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HUMANNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being human

Example:

he feared the speedy decline of all manhood

Synonyms:

humanity; humanness; manhood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("humanness" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Attribute:

human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)

nonhuman (not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings)

Derivation:

human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)

human (characteristic of humanity)

human (relating to a person)

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