HUMANE


Meaning of HUMANE in English

1.

Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards 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 ~ treatment of the mentally ill.

ADJ

~ly

Our horse had to be ~ly destroyed after breaking his right foreleg.

ADV: ADV with v

2.

Humane values and societies encourage people to act in a kind and sympathetic way towards others, even towards people they do not agree with or like.

...the ~ values of socialism...

ADJ

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