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human (HYOO muhn) (adjective)
Characterizing any living person, male or female: The human form is very difficult to draw and requires many lessons in an art class.
humane (hyoo MAYN) (adjective)
Descriptive of sympathetic compassion and caring for another individual or animal: Taking the injured dog to the animal clinic was a humane way to treat it.
An important human characteristic of a person is the humane treatment of people who are not as well-off as others.
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humane (adjective); more humane, most humane
1. Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion: Monroe's wife was expressing her humane concern for his terrible vertebrae pain when she called the ambulance to take him to the hospital.
2. Relating to someone who demonstrates the better aspects of the human character; especially, kindness and compassion: Lynn's father was a very humane person, always showing and acting in a gentle, sympathetic, and understanding manner.
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2. Relating to someone who demonstrates the better aspects of the human character; especially, kindness and compassion: Lynn's father was a very humane person, always showing and acting in a gentle, sympathetic, and understanding manner.
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