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.
Origin of humane
SYNONYMS FOR humane
1
merciful,
kind,
kindly,
kindhearted,
tender,
compassionate,
gentle,
sympathetic;
benevolent,
benignant,
charitable. 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 possible
a humane killing
civilizing or liberal (esp in the phrases humane studies, humane education)
Derived forms of humane
humanely, adverb humaneness, nounWord Origin for humane
C16: variant of
human