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humane

(hjuːmeɪn)
1. adjective
Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards other people and animals, and try to do them as little harm as possible.
He also called for the humane treatment of detainees.
humanely adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Our horse had to be humanely destroyed after breaking his right foreleg.
2. adjective
Humane values and societies encourage people to act in a kind and sympathetic way towards others, even towards people they do not agree with or like.
...the humane values of socialism.
Their aim is for a more just and humane society.
Synonyms: kind, compassionate, good, kindly More Synonyms of humane

humane in British English

(hjuːˈmeɪn)
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)
Derived forms
humanely (huˈmanely)
adverb
humaneness (huˈmaneness)
noun
Word origin
C16: variant of human

humane in American English

(hjuˈmeɪn; juˈmeɪn)
adjective
1. 
having what are considered the best qualities of human beings; kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc.
2. 
civilizing; humanizing
humane learning
Derived forms
humanely (huˈmanely)
adverb
humaneness (huˈmaneness)
noun
Word origin
earlier var. of UNRESOLVED CROSS REF, now usually assoc. directly with L humanus

Examples of 'humane' in a sentence
humane

There was something deeply right and humane about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Was it not possible to construct a more humane society than this?
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
Their humane treatment of debtors was also notable.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)
Yet we deny people the right to die in a humane and dignified way.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is touching and funny and deeply humane.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These are not the actions of a humane society.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Off screen he campaigned for the humane treatment of dogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Staff explained the manner in which they tried to carry out their duties in a humane way.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
Their misery was intolerable and it should be illegal in a humane society.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He dismissed suggestions that the mutiny had been due to the "humane" treatment of prisoners.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
No humane society should allow it to continue.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is so brilliantly made and so deeply humane that you end up feeling better for having watched it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Surely these modern methods must be overlooked in favour of a more humane way of dealing with the problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The most humane treatment is to expose the addict fully to the personal and family pain he is causing.
Christianity Today (2000)
He received a note from the defendant thanking him for the fair and humane treatment he had received in his court.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is so deeply humane that you'll feel better for watching it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a biographical experiment, but a deeply humane and sensitive one.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A humane society does not allow it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To this end they should support objective research to boost our knowledge of the science of supposedly humane killing, which is currently thin.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was just humane, and stringent, and it was right.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are strict standards for humane killing, animal care, housing and health.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
To understand what's going on here, you really do need to watch this deeply humane film.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
humane

British English: humane ADJECTIVE
Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards other people and animals.
She campaigned for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
  • American English: humane
  • Brazilian Portuguese: humano
  • Chinese: 人道的
  • European Spanish: humanitario
  • French: humain
  • German: human
  • Italian: umanitario
  • Japanese: 人道的な
  • Korean: 인도적인
  • European Portuguese: humano
  • Latin American Spanish: humanitario

Chinese translation of 'humane'

humane

(hjuːˈmeɪn)

adj

  1. [treatment, slaughter] 人道的 (réndào de)
(adjective) 
Definition
showing kindness and sympathy
Their aim is for a more just and humane society.
Synonyms
kind
He was a very kind man, full of common sense.
compassionate
My father was a deeply compassionate man.
good
It's very good of you to help out at such short notice.
kindly
He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
understanding
Her boss, who was very understanding, gave her time off.
gentle
a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life
forgiving
People are not in a very forgiving mood.
tender
tender, loving care
mild
He is a mild man, reasonable almost to the point of blandness.
sympathetic
It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
charitable
Some people take a less charitable view of his behaviour.
benign
Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.
clement
Her other stories are clement and compassionate.
benevolent
a most benevolent employer
lenient
The Professor takes a slightly more lenient view.
merciful
We can only hope the court is merciful.
good-natured
She was good-natured about it, and didn't make a fuss.
forbearing
kind-hearted
He was a warm, generous and kind-hearted man.
Opposites
cruel
,
brutal
,
ruthless
,
unkind
,
inhuman
,
unsympathetic
,
inhumane
,
barbarous
,
uncivilized
,
unmerciful

Additional synonyms

in the sense of benevolent
a most benevolent employer
Synonyms
kind,
good,
kindly,
understanding,
caring,
liberal,
generous,
obliging,
sympathetic,
humanitarian,
charitable,
benign,
humane,
compassionate,
gracious,
indulgent,
amiable,
amicable,
lenient,
cordial,
considerate,
affable,
congenial,
altruistic,
philanthropic,
bountiful,
beneficent,
well-disposed,
kind-hearted,
warm-hearted,
bounteous,
tender-hearted
in the sense of benign
Definition
showing kindliness
Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.
Synonyms
benevolent,
kind,
kindly,
warm,
liberal,
friendly,
generous,
obliging,
sympathetic,
favourable,
compassionate,
gracious,
amiable,
genial,
affable,
complaisant
in the sense of charitable
Definition
kind or lenient in one's attitude towards others
Some people take a less charitable view of his behaviour.
Synonyms
kind,
understanding,
forgiving,
sympathetic,
favourable,
tolerant,
indulgent,
lenient,
considerate,
magnanimous,
broad-minded

Synonyms of 'humane'

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