humane
adjective
[ hjʊˈmeɪn ]
• having or showing compassion or benevolence.
• "regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals"
Similar:
compassionate,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
considerate,
understanding,
sympathetic,
tolerant,
civilized,
good,
good-natured,
gentle,
lenient,
forbearing,
forgiving,
merciful,
mild,
tender,
clement,
benign,
humanitarian,
benevolent,
charitable,
generous,
magnanimous,
approachable,
accessible,
benignant,
• (of a branch of learning) intended to have a civilizing effect on people.
• "the humane education of literary study"
Origin:
late Middle English: the earlier form of human, restricted to the senses above in the 18th century.
