humane

[ hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo- ]

/ hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu- /

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adjective

characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.

acting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals: humane trapping of stray pets.

of or relating to humanistic studies.

OTHER WORDS FOR humane

1 merciful, kind, kindly, kindhearted, tender, compassionate, gentle, sympathetic; benevolent, benignant, charitable.

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OPPOSITES FOR humane

1 inhumane, brutal.

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Origin of humane

First recorded in 1425–75; originally a variant of human, restricted to above senses from the 18th century; cf. germane, german

synonym study for humane

1. See human.

OTHER WORDS FROM humane

hu·mane·ly, adverbhu·mane·ness, nounun·hu·mane, adjectiveun·hu·mane·ly, adverb

un·hu·mane·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH humane

human, humane (see synonym study at human)

How to use humane in a sentence

Much like Instagram Stories, the stories feature on LinkedIn is the perfect way to show what goes on behind the scenes and gives you the chance to share the more humane side of your business.
Five strategies to promote your business using LinkedIn Stories|Aayush|December 31, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Sure, it’s claimed that they’ll make food production better—more humane, more reliable, more efficient.
Blessed are the hungry? Not yet|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
“Putting hundreds of people to a room has never been a particularly humane solution to homelessness and during a pandemic of an infectious disease, it is not a particularly humane solution to homelessness,” Doran said.
The Convention Center Coronavirus Outbreak Was Inevitable|Lisa Halverstadt|December 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
In Portugal, full decriminalization has proven more humane and effective than criminalization.
Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs – Here’s Why Voters Passed This Groundbreaking Reform|LGBTQ-Editor|December 10, 2020|No Straight News

Hetheru said she was pleasantly surprised by the humane police response in a neighborhood often overlooked by city officials and to hear from police that they had given just one citation and made two arrests in the process.
The Faulconer Doctrine Offers Homeless San Diegans a Choice: Services or Police|Lisa Halverstadt|December 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
These privileges granted the prisoners demonstrate the humaneness of the prison officials.
The Twin Hells|John N. Reynolds
In all this we mark the large and rational humaneness of the new time, a tolerant and kindly and elevating estimate of men.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3)|John Morley
One is inclined to ask whether the abounding compassion and humaneness of the Book of Job fails at this point.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson
His humaneness to our men who had fallen into his hands caused many of them to shed tears at the intelligence of his death.
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry|Willard Glazier
In reality, their sentimental humaneness was simply the obverse of their revolutionary passivity.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy|Leon Trotsky

British Dictionary definitions for humane

humane

/ (hjuːˈmeɪn) /

adjective

characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc

inflicting as little pain as possiblea humane killing

civilizing or liberal (esp in the phrases humane studies, humane education)

Derived forms of humane

humanely, adverbhumaneness, noun

Word Origin for humane

C16: variant of human

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

humane

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