humane
adjective /hjuːˈmeɪn/Definition
› showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering: The humane way of dealing with a suffering animal (= the way that causes the least pain) is to kill it quickly. → Opposite inhumaneGenerous and charitableCharity organizations humanely /-li/ adverb › I don't support the death penalty, but if people are to be executed, it should be done humanely.Generous and charitableCharity organizations
(Definition of humane adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- altruistic adjective
- beneficent adjective
- big-hearted adjective
- bountiful adjective
- charitable adjective (GIVING)
- free adjective (GIVING/USING OFTEN)
- generosity noun
- handout noun (PRESENT)
- humanitarian adjective, noun
- humanity noun (KINDNESS)
- Lady Bountiful noun
- largesse noun
- open-handed adjective
- philanthropic adjective
- philanthropist noun
- public-spirited adjective
- sweet adjective (PLEASANT)
- unsparing adjective (GENEROUS)
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