English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Humanity Pronunciation
Humanity is pronounced hyoo-MA-ni-tee, IPA /hjuˈmænɪti/.
hyoo-MA-ni-tee
US /hjuˈmænɪti/ · UK /hjuːˈmænɪti/
Syllables: hyoo · MA · ni · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: People collectively, or kindness and compassion shown towards others.
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Humanity in a Sentence
- The treaty was signed in the name of humanity.
- He showed real humanity to the family that week.
- Humanity has lived in the valley for nine thousand years.
Common Mispronunciations of Humanity
Not HYOO-muh-ni-tee
The a that human swallows comes back to life under the beat here, filling out to a clear MA.
Not hyoo-MAY-ni-tee
The stressed vowel is the flat a of man, not the ay of mane.
Tip: The humanities, meaning the arts subjects, keeps the same shape and only adds a z.
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