humane

hjuːˈmeɪn

Definition

Definition of humane - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

kindness ethicsshowing compassion and kindness, often by minimizing pain or suffering

The shelter uses humane methods to care for animals.

compassionate

kind

merciful

humanistic studies

Rare

related to humanistic studies or values

Rare

She pursued a humane education focusing on literature.

cultivated

humanistic

liberal

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Expressions with humane

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humane society

group working for kind treatment and protection of animals

The humane society rescued many stray dogs this year.

Origin of humane

Latin, humanus (human)

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animal welfare

general care

the well-being and humane treatment of animals

humanly

adv.

humane manner

in a kind and compassionate way

humanise

improve treatment

make more humane or civilized

humanized

adj.

society

made more humane or civilized

humanizing

adj.

civilizing

making something more humane or civilized

inhumanity

absence of empathy

lack of compassion or humane qualities

euthanasia

humane reasons

the practice of ending a life to relieve suffering

help along

euphemistic

euthanize in a humane way

Examples of humane in a sentence

The vet recommended a humane euthanasia procedure.
The course offered a humane perspective on history.
Her humane approach to philosophy was refreshing.

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French:humain, humaniste, ...
German:menschlich, humanistisch, ...
Italian:umano, umanistico, ...
Spanish:compasivo, humanista, ...
Portuguese:humano, humanístico, ...
Chinese:人道的, 人文的, ...
Japanese:人道的な, 人文学的な, ...
Arabic:إِنْسَانِيّ, مرتبط بالإنسانية, ...
Hebrew:הוּמָנִי, הוּמָנִיסְטִי, ...
Russian:гуманный, гуманитарный, ...
Ukrainian:гуманний, гуманітарний, ...
Hindi:मानवीय, मानवतावादी, ...
Bengali:মানবিক, মানবিক মূল্যবোধ, ...
Catalan:humà, humanístic, ...
Czech:humánní, humanitní, ...
Danish:human, humanistisk, ...
Dutch:humaan, mensgericht, ...
Greek:ανθρώπινος, ανθρωπιστικός, ...
Hungarian:emberséges, humán, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សធម៌, មនុស្សសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:인도적인, 인문학적인, ...
Persian:انسان‌دوستانه, بشری, ...
Polish:humanitarny, humanistyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):humano, humanístico, ...
Romanian:uman, umanist, ...
Swedish:humana, humanistisk, ...
Thai:มีมนุษยธรรม, มนุษยนิยม, ...
Turkish:insancıl, beşeri, ...
Vietnamese:nhân đạo, nhân văn, ...

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