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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mane /hyuˈmeɪn/USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing the qualities of tenderness, kindness, and compassion:was humane in his treatment of the prisoners.
- of or relating to humanistic studies.
hu•mane•ly, adv. hu•mane•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mane (hyo̅o̅ mān′ or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed:humane treatment of horses.
- of or pertaining to humanistic studies.
- compare germane, german origin, originally stress variant of human, restricted to above senses from 18th century
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged merciful, kind, kindly, kindhearted, tender, compassionate, gentle, sympathetic; benevolent, benignant, charitable. See human.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brutal.
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