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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities;
- Example: "humanistic studies"
- Example: "a humane education"
[syn: humanist, humanistic, humane]

2. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering;

3. showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humane \Hu*mane"\, a. [L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See Human.] 1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent. [1913 Webster] Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination. --Sportswood. [1913 Webster] 3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine. Syn: Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate; gentle; tender; merciful. -- Hu*mane"ly, adv. -- Hu*mane"ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

humane adj 1: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: humanist, humanistic, humane] 2: marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering [ant: inhumane] 3: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "humane": Christian, Christlike, Christly, accepting, affectionate, altruistic, benevolent, benign, benignant, bleeding, brotherly, charitable, chickenhearted, clement, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, decent, easy, easygoing, eleemosynary, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, fraternal, gentle, good, gracious, human, humanitarian, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, lax, lenient, loving, melting, merciful, mild, moderate, nice, patient, philanthropic, pitying, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tolerant, understanding, warm, warmhearted