humane
adjective/hjuːˈmeɪn/
/hjuːˈmeɪn/
(approving)- being kind towards people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more than is necessary
- a caring and humane society
- These regulations ensure the humane treatment of all refugees.
- Campaigners claim that the animals are not being kept in humane conditions.
- the humane killing of animals
Extra Examples- The animals must be reared in humane conditions.
- There have been calls for more humane methods of trapping the animals.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHumane is used with these nouns:- society
- treatment
Word Originlate Middle English: the earlier form of human, restricted to the senses above in the 18th cent.Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
humane