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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

/ ³óÂá³ÜËˈ³¾±ðɪ²Ô /

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

  • ³ó³Üˈ³¾²¹²Ô±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ³ó³Üˈ³¾²¹²Ô±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô±ðl²â adverb
  • ³ó³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôh³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô±ð adjective
  • un³ó³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô±ðl²â adverb
  • un³ó³Ü·³¾²¹²Ô±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of humane1

C16: variant of human
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Synonym Study

See human.
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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.â€

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Trump’s will to power and his personality demand that he not stop his “shock and awe†campaign against American democracy and a humane society.

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This is especially true if you are an American of conscience and honor who believes in real democracy and a humane society and is working to protect it.

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The purpose of Trump and his allies’ shock and awe campaign against American democracy, the rule of law, the Constitution, a humane society and reality itself is to wear down and distract the opposition.

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