Humane

Quick meaning: Humane is an adjective meaning Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

Meaning

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

More Meanings

1. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
2. Obsolete spelling of human.

Example Sentences

It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.

many divine precepts to counterpoise our hearts, special antidotes both in scriptures and humane authors, which who so will observe, shall purchase much ease and quietness unto himself.

[N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide.

Word Forms

• humaner
• humanest

Synonyms for humane

Depending on context, synonyms include mankindly, compassionate, kind, merciful, civilized, humanitarian.

Antonyms for humane

Common opposites include inhuman, inhumane, nonhumane.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include compassionate, merciful, humanitarian, civilized, humanistic, humanist.

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