Web1 : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals humane prison guards a more humane way of treating farm animals 2 : characterized by or …

Webhumane adjective 1 as in compassionate having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others humane guards who treated the prisoners decently the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance compassionate kind benevolent sympathetic thoughtful gentle merciful …

Webacting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals: humane trapping of stray pets. of or relating to humanisticstudies. OTHER WORDS FOR humane 1merciful, kind, kindly, kindhearted, tender, compassionate, gentle, sympathetic; benevolent, benignant, charitable. See synonymsforhumaneon Thesaurus.com OPPOSITES FOR …

Webhumane adjective uk / hjuːˈmeɪn / us / hjuːˈmeɪn / showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering: The humane way of dealing with a …

Webhu·mane 1. Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion: a humane judge; a humane policy. 2. Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns: a humane education.

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of HUMANE [more humane; most humane] : kind or gentle to people or animals a humane prison guard It's not humane to treat animals that way. a humane attitude Conditions in the prison are more humane now. — opposite inhumane — humanely adverb treating the animals humanely — humaneness /hjuː …

Webhumane. A humane person is one who shows great compassion and caring for others, including animals, and who tries whenever possible to alleviate another's suffering. The idea of being humane is linked to a higher level of a person's character. While the word is derived from the word human, the sad fact is that a person can be human without being humane. …

WebA humane judge; a humane policy. American Heritage Having what are considered the best qualities of human beings; kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc. Webster's New World …

Webhumane (hyumeɪn ) 1. adjective Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way toward other people and animals, and try to do them as little harm as possible. In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill. humanely adverb [ADV with v] Suffering animals should be humanely euthanized on …

Web06/12/2016 · 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 Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms