单词 | humaneness |
释义 | humanenessn. The quality, state, or condition of being humane. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > humaneness menska1250 manhead1340 humanityc1384 manlinessc1384 manhooda1425 mankind1605 humaneness1729 humanitarianism1850 1729 Abridgm. Hist. Evagrius Scholasticus in S. Parker tr. Eccl. Hist. Eusebius, Socrates, Sozomen, & Theodorit (ed. 3) 646 He was distinguish'd from the rest of Mankind, as well by the Elegance and Comeliness of his Person, as the Lenity and Humaneness of his Disposition. a1743 J. Baillie Ess. Sublime (1747) 29 The Good-natur'd Atticus had the Humaneness, not the Dignity of Character to support; Roughness and Cruelty wou'd have defac'd and deform'd his Character. 1809 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 27 455 So much forbearance and humaneness. 1851 Soul's Welfare 2 151/1 O there is, in such humaneness of heart, as he displayed, a luxury rich and mellow as the delicious summer-fruits of his own sunny clime! 1878 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. 25 The large and rational humaneness of the new time. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 15 Feb. 393/1 Organized and objective studies do not necessarily lack humaneness and wisdom. 1999 S. Magona in Y. Vera Opening Spaces 121 But what has happened to us? Where has our humaneness fled? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1729 |
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