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humane

[ hyoo-meynor, often, yoo- ]

adjective

  1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed:

    humane treatment of prisoners.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. acting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals:

    humane trapping of stray pets.

  3. of or relating to humanistic studies.


humane

/ ːˈɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc
  2. inflicting as little pain as possible

    a humane killing

  3. civilizing or liberal (esp in the phrases humane studies, humane education )
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱԱ, noun
  • ˈԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Աl adverb
  • ·Աn noun
  • ܲh·Ա adjective
  • un·Աl adverb
  • un·Աn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humane1

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

Origin of humane1

C16: variant of human
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Synonym Study

See human.
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Example Sentences

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The chaos enables Trump and his allies and other enemies of democracy and a humane society to get and keep more corrupt power, a power without limits and unbounded in its ambitions and harm.

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While the U.S. relies on mass culling, other nations have developed more effective, humane strategies.

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If their behaviour doesn't normalize, it could signal permanent brain damage, and humane euthanasia becomes necessary.

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It’s also funny, heartbreaking, deeply humane and more than occasionally insightful as hell.

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“And when you think about it, it’s very humane, because every drug dealer, on average they say, kills at least 500 people — not to mention the damage they do so many others.”

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