humane
Meaning
Adjective
- Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
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Origin
- From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō. Cognate with Old English guma, whence the groom in English bridegroom.
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