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humane
humanemerciful; kind; tender; compassionate: Children and animals should always have humane treatment. Not to be confused with:human – pertaining to or having the nature of people: It’s only human to want to be in love.hu·mane H0318000 (hyo͞o-mān′)adj.1. Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion: a humane judge; a humane policy.2. Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns: a humane education. [Middle English humain, human; see human.] hu·mane′ly adv.hu·mane′ness n.humane (hjuːˈmeɪn) adj1. characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc2. inflicting as little pain as possible: a humane killing. 3. civilizing or liberal (esp in the phrases humane studies, humane education)[C16: variant of human] huˈmanely adv huˈmaneness nhu•mane (hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-) adj. 1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for other beings, esp. for the suffering or distressed. 2. of or pertaining to humanistic studies. [1500–50; orig. stress variant of human, restricted to above senses from 18th century; compare germane, german] hu•mane′ly, adv. hu•mane′ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | humane - pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"humanist, humanistic | | 2. | humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of sufferingcivilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | | 3. | humane - showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancementcivilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" |
humaneadjective kind, compassionate, good, kindly, understanding, gentle, forgiving, tender, mild, sympathetic, charitable, benign, clement, benevolent, lenient, merciful, good-natured, forbearing, kind-hearted Their aim is for a more just and humane society. cruel, brutal, ruthless, unkind, inhuman, unsympathetic, inhumane, barbarous, uncivilized, unmercifulhumaneadjectiveConcerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering:charitable, compassionate, human, humanitarian, merciful.Translationshumane (hjuˈmein) adjective kind; not cruel. a humane man; a humane way to kill rats and mice. 仁慈的,人道的 仁慈的,人道的 huˈmanely adverb 人道地 仁慈地huˈmaneness noun 人道 仁慈EncyclopediaSeehumanHUMANE
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HUMANE➣Heads of University Management and Administration Network in Europe | HUMANE➣Humans United to Minimize Animal Euthanasia (Gig Harbor, WA) |
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Synonyms for humaneadj kindSynonyms- kind
- compassionate
- good
- kindly
- understanding
- gentle
- forgiving
- tender
- mild
- sympathetic
- charitable
- benign
- clement
- benevolent
- lenient
- merciful
- good-natured
- forbearing
- kind-hearted
Antonyms- cruel
- brutal
- ruthless
- unkind
- inhuman
- unsympathetic
- inhumane
- barbarous
- uncivilized
- unmerciful
Synonyms for humaneadj concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of sufferingSynonyms- charitable
- compassionate
- human
- humanitarian
- merciful
Synonyms for humaneadj pertaining to or concerned with the humanitiesSynonymsadj marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of sufferingRelated Words- civilised
- civilized
- compassionate
- human
- merciful
Antonymsadj showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancementRelated Words |