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Humane Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Humane? [adj] showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement [adj] marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering [adj] pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Humane: civilised \| civilized \| compassionate \| human-centered \| humanist \| humanist \| humanistic \| humanistic \| humanitarian \| kind \| painless Related Terms \| Find terms related to Humane: accepting \| affectionate \| altruistic \| benevolent \| benign \| benignant \| bleeding \| brotherly \| charitable \| chickenhearted \| Christian \| Christlike \| Christly \| clement \| commiserative \| compassionate \| condolent \| decent \| easy \| easygoing \| eleemosynary \| forbearant \| forbearing \| forgiving \| fraternal \| gentle \| good \| gracious \| human \| humanitarian \| kind \| kindhearted \| kindly \| kindly-disposed \| lax \| lenient \| loving \| melting \| merciful \| mild \| moderate \| nice \| patient \| philanthropic \| pitying \| ruthful \| soft \| softhearted \| sympathetic \| sympathizing \| tender \| tenderhearted \| tolerant \| understanding \| warm \| warmhearted See Also \| human \| merciful Humane In Webster's Dictionary \Humane"\, a. [L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See {Human}.] 1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. 2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent. Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination. --Sportswood. 3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine. Syn: Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate; gentle; tender; merciful. -- {Humane"ly}, adv. -- {Hu*mane"ness}, n.

Humane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Humane?

[adj] showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
[adj] marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
[adj] pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"

See Also | human | merciful

Humane In Webster's Dictionary

\Hu*mane"\, a. [L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See {Human}.]
1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man;
   having a disposition to treat other human beings or
   animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.

         Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination.
                                               --Sportswood.

3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.

Syn: Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate;
     gentle; tender; merciful. -- {Hu*mane"ly}, adv. --
     {Hu*mane"ness}, n.

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