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humane
English
Etymology
Variant form of human, now preserved in specialized senses.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hju??me?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Adjective
humane (comparative humaner or more humane, superlative humanest or most humane)
- Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.
- As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.
- Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
- Obsolete spelling of human
Synonyms
- mankindly
Antonyms
- inhuman, inhumane
Derived terms
- humanely
Related terms
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “humane”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- Humean
Danish
Adjective
humane
- definite singular of human
- plural of human
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?mane/
- Hyphenation: hu?ma?ne
Adverb
humane
- humanely
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
humane
- inflection of human:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Etymology
From h?m?nus (“humane, noble”)
Adverb
h?m?n? (comparative h?m?nius, superlative h?m?nissim?)
- humanly, in a human manner.
- humanely, kindly, politely; in a humane manner.
Synonyms
- (humanly): h?m?niter, h?m?nitus
- (humanely): h?m?niter, h?m?nitus
Related terms
References
- humane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- humane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- humane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
humane
- definite singular of human
- plural of human
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
humane
- definite singular of human
- plural of human
Spanish
Verb
humane
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of humanar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of humanar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of humanar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of humanar.
Swedish
Adjective
humane
- absolute definite natural masculine form of human.
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magnanimous
English
Etymology
From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English mi?elm?d (literally “big-minded”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /mæ??næn.?.m?s/
- Rhymes: -æn?m?s
Adjective
magnanimous (comparative more magnanimous, superlative most magnanimous)
- Noble and generous in spirit.
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
- I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy's barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.
- Synonyms: big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, unselfish
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
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Translations
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