Human vs. Humanity — What's the Difference?

Humans (Homo sapiens) are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedality and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced tools, culture and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states.

Humans considered as a group; the human race.

Relating to or characteristic of humankind

The condition or quality of being human.

A human being.

The quality of being humane; benevolence.

A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.

A humane characteristic, attribute, or act.

A person

The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans

Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture.

Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals

; human beings as a group.

Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans

The human condition or nature.

Having the form of a human.

The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

Made up of humans

Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.

(comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

Mankind collectively; the human race.

(narrowly) The tallest, most abundant and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens.

The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness.

(broadly) Any hominid of the genus Homo.

Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.

(rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.

Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.

All of the inhabitants of the earth;

A human being.

The quality of being humane

A human being;

The quality of being human;

Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

Characteristic of humanity;

Relating to a person;

Having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings;