different between inhumane vs ruthless

English

Etymology

in- +? humane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nhju??me?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Adjective

inhumane (comparative more inhumane, superlative most inhumane)

1. lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind, not humane.

Antonyms

• humane

Translations

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

inhumane

1. inflection of inhuman:
   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

Adjective

inh?m?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of inh?m?nus

References

• inhumane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inhumane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inhumane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth +? -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u??l?s/

Adjective

ruthless (comparative more ruthless, superlative most ruthless)

1. Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

   Antonym: ruthful

   • 1725, Alexander Pope et al. (translators), Homer (author), The Odyssey of Homer, Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:

     At length their rage the ho?tile Pow’rs re?train, / All but the ruthle?s Monarch of the Main.

Related terms

• ruthlessness

Translations

Anagrams

• Selhurst, hurtless, hustlers, sluthers