Humane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjuːmˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəɹɐkjˈuːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəɹɐkjˈuːtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hjuːmˈeɪn/.

Examples

humanistic studies
a humane education

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

humanistic humanist

Antonyms

inhumane

Parts of Speech

adjective	pertaining to or concerned with the humanities “humanistic studies”
adjective	marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
adjective	showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

Word Forms

humaneness

noun

the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

menschlich

sich auf die Geisteswissenschaften beziehen oder sich damit befassen

🇫🇷French

humain

se rapportant ou concernant les sciences humaines

🇪🇸Spanish

humano

Perteneciente o relacionado con las humanidades.

🇮🇹Italian

umano

che riguardano o riguardano le discipline umanistiche

🇳🇱Dutch

menselijk

met betrekking tot of betrokken bij de geesteswetenschappen

🇵🇹Portuguese

humano

pertencente ou preocupado com as humanidades

🇷🇺Russian

гуманный

относящиеся к гуманитарным наукам или связанные с ними

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दयालु

मानविकी से संबंधित या संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

মানবিক

মানবিকের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা সংশ্লিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதாபிமானம்

மனிதநேயத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது அக்கறை கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మానవీయుడు

మానవీయ శాస్త్రాలకు సంబంధించినది లేదా సంబంధితమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

मानवीय

मानवतेशी संबंधित किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

માનવીય

માનવતા સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನವೀಯ

ಮಾನವಿಕತೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യത്വമുള്ള

മാനവികതയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ

ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

انسانی

انسانیت سے متعلق یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人道

与人文学科有关或与之相关的

🇯🇵Japanese

人道的

人文科学に関する、または人文科学に関係する

🇰🇷Korean

인도적인

인문학에 관련되거나 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân đạo

liên quan đến hoặc có liên quan đến nhân văn

🇹🇭Thai

มีมนุษยธรรม

ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับมนุษยศาสตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

manusiawi

berkaitan atau berkaitan dengan humaniora

🇵🇭Filipino

makatao

nauukol o may kinalaman sa humanidades

🇲🇾Malay

berperikemanusiaan

berkaitan atau berkenaan dengan kemanusiaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنسانية

تتعلق بالعلوم الإنسانية أو تتعلق بها

🇮🇷Persian

انسانی

مربوط به علوم انسانی یا مرتبط با آن

🇹🇷Turkish

insancıl

beşeri bilimlerle ilgili veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶנוֹשִׁי

הנוגעים או עוסקים במדעי הרוח

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