Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: humanness
IPA transcription: [hj'umənnəs]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: humanness, humanity, manhood
    Meaning: the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
Usage examples
  • He is fastidiously nauseated at the thought of two prize-fighters bruising each other with their fists; and at the same time, because it will cost him some money, he will refuse to protect the machines in his factory, though he is aware that the lack of such protection every year mangles, batters, and destroys out of all humanness thousands of working-men, women, and children.