humane
[ hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo- ]
/ hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu- /
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.
SYNONYMS FOR humane
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Origin of humane
synonym study for humane
1. See human.
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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, nounWord Origin for humane
C16: variant of human
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