humane Hear it!

humane definition

hu·mane (hyo̵̅o̅ mān′, yo̵̅o̅-)

adjective

  1. having what are considered the best qualities of human beings; kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc.
  2. civilizing; humanizing humane learning

Etymology: earlier var. of human, now usually assoc. directly with L humanus

Related Forms:

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook