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- pronunciation:
- hyu
meIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
showing compassion in treating one's fellow creatures; kind; merciful.
The company has instituted a more humane way to butcher cattle.- synonyms:
- compassionate, human
- antonyms:
- atrocious, bestial, brutal, cruel, inhuman, inhumane, oppressive
- similar words:
- bighearted, gentle, good, humanitarian, largehearted, merciful, sympathetic
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| definition 2: |
emphasizing humanistic values.
humane learning- synonyms:
- humanistic
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| related words: |
altruistic, big, lenient, tender-hearted |
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| derivations: |
humanely (adv.), humaneness (n.) |
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