{
    "term": "humanity",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "people in general",
            "labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was found guilty of crimes against humanity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He believed in serving the greater good of humanity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are talking about nothing less than the survival of humanity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All the streets around the temple were just a mass of humanity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is because I care about the future of humanity that I'm conducting this research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was told her son had died in the service of humanity."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of being a person rather than a god, an animal or a machine",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The story was used to emphasize the humanity of Jesus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "united by a sense of common humanity"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "common"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the quality of being kind to people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more than is necessary; the quality of being humane",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The judge was praised for his courage and humanity."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "true", "common"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the subjects of study that are about the way people think and behave, for example literature, language, history and philosophy",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The college offers a wide range of courses in the arts and humanities."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hjuːˈmænəti/",
                "audio": "hu/humanity/humanity__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hjuːˈmænəti/",
                "audio": "hu/humanity/humanity__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French humanite, from Latin humanitas, from humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’."
}