humanities

(noun) studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills). Synonyms: humanistic discipline, liberal arts, arts. Example: "The college of arts and sciences."

(noun) the quality of being humane. Synonyms: humanity.

(noun) the quality of being human. Synonyms: humanness, humanity, manhood. Example: "He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."

(noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth. Synonyms: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man. Examples: "All the world loves a lover." "She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women."