Humane Definition

hyo͝o-mān
adjective
Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion.
A 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
Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns.
A humane education.
American Heritage
Civilizing; humanizing.
Humane learning.
Webster's New World

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.
As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.
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Origin of Humane

  • Variant form of human, now preserved in specialized senses.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English humain human human

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Humane Sentence Examples

  • Together we let a dog choose us at the local humane society.

  • Not that I am less humane than others, but I did not perceive that my feelings were much affected.

  • God forbid that he should be humane, should love, or pity, or think of what is just and unjust.

  • Bearbaiting, till within comparatively recent times, was a favourite sport throughout Europe, but, along with cock-fighting and badger-baiting, has gradually disappeared before a more humane civilization.

  • He was also of a most humane disposition and a friend of Liberal institutions.

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