- plural of humanity.
humanities
Example Sentences
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The federal government’s prospective disinvestment in the sciences has long been the status quo for the humanities, with corporate foundations and private philanthropy providing the main funding sources.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s not like we’re trying to sell you a lemon here,” said Daniel Mendelsohn, a Bard humanities professor who has published his own translation of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The multi-day exam, which began Sunday, drills test-takers on subjects including Chinese, mathematics, English, science and the humanities -- with the tallied scores to be released later this month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
I didn't like the heat of the humanities building, always too hot when it was cold outside.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
Vocabulary lists containing humanities
The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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Piecing Me Together
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