Humanitarian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈɛɹiən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəɹˌɔːltɹuːˈɪstɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəɹˌɔːltɹuːˈɪstɪk/

5 syllables Say it as /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈɛɹiən/.

Examples

a humane physician
released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons
respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do-gooder humanist improver human-centred human-centered humanistic

Parts of Speech

noun	someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
noun	an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
adjective	marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare “a humane physician”
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism “humanitarian aid”

Word Forms

do good	verb	be beneficial for
improve	verb	to make better
humanism	noun	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
humanitarianism	noun	the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
humanity	noun	the quality of being humane

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

humanitär

jemand, der sich für die Förderung des menschlichen Wohlergehens und für soziale Reformen einsetzt

🇫🇷French

humanitaire

quelqu'un qui se consacre à la promotion du bien-être humain et aux réformes sociales

🇪🇸Spanish

humanitario

Alguien dedicado a la promoción del bienestar humano y a las reformas sociales.

🇮🇹Italian

umanitario

qualcuno dedito alla promozione del benessere umano e alle riforme sociali

🇳🇱Dutch

humanitair

iemand die zich toelegt op de bevordering van het menselijk welzijn en op sociale hervormingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

humanitário

alguém dedicado à promoção do bem-estar humano e às reformas sociais

🇷🇺Russian

гуманитарный

тот, кто занимается продвижением благосостояния человека и социальными реформами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मानवीय

मानव कल्याण को बढ़ावा देने और सामाजिक सुधारों के लिए समर्पित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

মানবিক

মানব কল্যাণ এবং সামাজিক সংস্কারের প্রচারে নিবেদিত কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதாபிமானம்

மனித நலன் மற்றும் சமூக சீர்திருத்தங்களை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கு அர்ப்பணித்த ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మానవతావాది

మానవ సంక్షేమం మరియు సాంఘిక సంస్కరణల ప్రచారం కోసం అంకితమైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मानवतावादी

मानवी कल्याणाच्या प्रचारासाठी आणि सामाजिक सुधारणांसाठी समर्पित कोणीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

માનવતાવાદી

માનવ કલ્યાણના પ્રચાર અને સામાજિક સુધારા માટે સમર્પિત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನವೀಯ

ಮಾನವ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣದ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲಾದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യസ്നേഹി

മനുഷ്യ ക്ഷേമത്തിനും സാമൂഹിക പരിഷ്കാരങ്ങൾക്കും വേണ്ടി അർപ്പിതനായ ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾਵਾਦੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਭਲਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸੁਧਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ ਲਈ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انسانی

کوئی شخص جو انسانی فلاح و بہبود اور سماجی اصلاحات کے لیے وقف ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人道主义的

致力于促进人类福祉和社会改革的人

🇯🇵Japanese

人道的

人間の福祉の促進と社会改革に専念する人

🇰🇷Korean

인도주의적인

인간 복지 증진과 사회 개혁에 헌신하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân đạo

một người cống hiến cho việc thúc đẩy phúc lợi con người và cải cách xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านมนุษยธรรม

คนที่อุทิศให้กับการส่งเสริมสวัสดิภาพของมนุษย์และการปฏิรูปสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemanusiaan

seseorang yang mengabdi pada peningkatan kesejahteraan manusia dan reformasi sosial

🇵🇭Filipino

makatao

isang taong nakatuon sa pagtataguyod ng kapakanan ng tao at sa mga repormang panlipunan

🇲🇾Malay

kemanusiaan

seseorang yang mengabdikan diri untuk memajukan kebajikan manusia dan kepada pembaharuan sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنسانية

شخص مكرس لتعزيز رفاهية الإنسان والإصلاحات الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

بشردوستانه

کسی که وقف ارتقای رفاه انسانی و اصلاحات اجتماعی است

🇹🇷Turkish

insani

kendini insan refahının geliştirilmesine ve sosyal reformlara adamış biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוּמָנִיטָרִי

מישהו המוקדש לקידום רווחת האדם ולרפורמות חברתיות

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