humane
Meaning
- Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
- (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of human.
Synonyms
human engineering
hunevolent
Translations
humain
humano
humaan
human
humano
caritatevole
humà
ανθρώπινοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hjuːˈmeɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.
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