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TOEFL BNC: 9796 COCA: 8511

humane

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humane /hjuːˈmeɪn/ adjective
humane
/hjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective
Learner's definition of HUMANE
[more humane; most humane]
: kind or gentle to people or animals仁爱的;慈善的;人道的
opposite inhumane

— humanely

adverb

— humaneness

/hjuːˈmeɪnnəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 9796 COCA: 8511

humane

adjective

hu·​mane hyü-ˈmān How to pronounce humane (audio)
yü-
1
: 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 tending to broad humanistic culture : humanistic
humane studies
humanely adverb
humaneness noun

Example Sentences

It's not humane to treat animals that way. Conditions in the prison are more humane now.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English humain

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of humane was in 1552
TOEFL BNC: 9796 COCA: 8511

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