humane

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 References 2 Esperanto 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adverb 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adverb 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Related terms 3.3 References 4 Swedish 4.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Variety of human.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

[edit] Adjective

humane (comparative more humane, superlative most humane)

1. With regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate.

   It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

2. Obsolete spelling of human.

[edit] Antonyms

• inhuman

[edit] Derived terms

• humanely

[edit] Related terms

human humanist

humanitarian humanity

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /huˈmane/
• Hyphenation: hu‧ma‧ne

[edit] Adverb

humane

1. humanely

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From hūmānus (“‘humane, noble’”)

[edit] Adverb

hūmānē (comparative hūmānius, superlative hūmānissimē)

1. humanly, in a human manner.
2. humanely, kindly, politely; in a humane manner.

[edit] Synonyms

• (humanly): hūmāniter, hūmānitus
• (humanely): hūmāniter, hūmānitus

[edit] Related terms

hūmāna hūmānitas hūmāniter hūmānitus

hūmānō hūmānum hūmānus

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

humane

1. definite singular masculine form of human