Associations to the word «Humane»

Wiktionary

HUMANE, adjective. Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
HUMANE, adjective. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
HUMANE, adjective. Obsolete spelling of human

Dictionary definition

HUMANE, adjective. Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education".
HUMANE, adjective. Marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering.
HUMANE, adjective. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates