different between humanist vs humane

English

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hju?m?n?st/
  • (Canada) IPA^(key): [?hçu?m?n?st], [?çu?m?n?st]

Noun

humanist (plural humanists)

1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

   Synonym: (historical) humanitarian

3. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.

Translations

Adjective

humanist (not comparable)

1. Relating to humanism or the humanities.

   (relating to humanism): Synonym: (historical) humanitarian

2. (typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Antonyms

• nonhumanist

Anagrams

• mithunas

Danish

Noun

humanist c (singular definite humanisten, plural indefinite humanister)

1. humanist

Declension

Related terms

• humanisme

References

• “humanist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

humanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje n)

1. humanist

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)

1. 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.

2. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
3. 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

1. definite singular of human
2. plural of human

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu?mane/
• Hyphenation: hu?ma?ne

Adverb

humane

1. humanely

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

humane

1. inflection of human:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. 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?)

1. humanly, in a human manner.
2. 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

1. definite singular of human
2. plural of human

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

humane

1. definite singular of human
2. plural of human

Spanish

Verb

humane

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of humanar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of humanar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of humanar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of humanar.

Swedish

Adjective

humane

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of human.