noun
humanities
hyoo-MAN-ih-teez
noun
1
Academic subjects that study human culture, such as literature, history, philosophy, and languages, as opposed to the sciences.
"She's majoring in the humanities, focusing on history and literature."
"Funding for the humanities has declined at many universities."
How to Use Humanities
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe group of academic subjects that study human culture and thought — literature, history, philosophy, and so on.
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Don't confuse with humanity (the human race, or kindness) — the humanities is specifically a category of academic subjects.
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