Meaning of humane in English:

humane

Pronunciation /hjʊˈmeɪn/

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adjective

1Having or showing compassion or benevolence.
‘regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals’
- ‘These were the sort of things that tend to blur the clear perception of the visionary - troublesome motes like compassion and humane understanding and social concern.’
- ‘She assured him that she and her colleagues would adopt a compassionate and humane approach to all such cases.’
- ‘A new understanding of animal rights and humane animal treatment was what led him to become an activist and environmentalist, Mason said.’
- ‘You might also be interested to know that there has been a survey done to determine how much the public cares about humane treatment of the animals they use for food.’
- ‘The humane treatment of the animals was also a major priority.’
- ‘For me the ban, when implemented, will represent a step towards a more humane treatment of wild animals.’
- ‘How long should humane people tolerate that treatment and do nothing?’
- ‘One of its top priorities, the company says, is the humane treatment of animals.’
- ‘Therefore, they have rights of dignity, humane treatment, access to legal advice, and even correspondence.’
- ‘Generally, people who are astrologers or consult astrologers are humane, compassionate, insightful people, by and large.’
- ‘I have full faith that our scientists will go forward with a moral compass - with humane values and sound ethics guiding the way.’
- ‘We should aspire, along with being world champions in the sporting arena, to being the most humane and compassionate people on this planet.’
- ‘Could we not have protected our borders in more humane and compassionate ways?’
- ‘Esther's indomitable humane compassion drives her to risk her own life to oppose narrow and violent evil.’
- ‘Qualitatively speaking, there may even be something compassionate and humane in it.’
- ‘The Council will at all times act in a humane and compassionate fashion.’
- ‘It takes away all things that makes humans humane - tolerance, trust, generosity and compassion.’
- ‘One thing I do understand is that the more you try and push people into a more humane and understanding approach the more they tend to dig in their heels.’
- ‘It means the animal was raised under a specific set of protocols for humane treatment.’
- ‘Should we protest, now, for the humane treatment of prisoners?’
compassionate, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, considerate, understanding, sympathetic, tolerant, civilized, good, good-natured, gentle
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1. 1.1Inflicting the minimum of pain.
  ‘humane methods of killing’
  ‘The patch has been found to be highly effective in treating pain in humans, and it may prove to be a more humane pain relief procedure for cats.’
  ‘But I am willing to put my concerns to one side if a humane stunning could be inflicted on the animal prior to its slaughter.’
  ‘All of the evidence is that a quick death by dogs is the most humane method available.’
  ‘We wouldn't because we have a more humane methods of killing them.’
  ‘He said a shot to the head was the only humane method of shooting.’
  ‘The cruel method of hanging a condemned man should be replaced by more humane methods such as lethal injections.’
  ‘In these areas we have killed foxes by shooting: a humane and efficient method when carried out by a skilled shot.’
  ‘This will take some hours and is the most humane household method of euthanasia known at this stage.’
  ‘Someday, maybe, they'll be able to treat spiders and humans as morally equal, but for now they need to concentrate on more humane slaughter methods.’
  ‘I accept they have to be controlled and I have been out in the field looking at various methods and have come to the conclusion that a marksman is the best and most humane method.’
  ‘I assumed he could be helpful in devising a humane, nonviolent method of execution.’
  ‘We want to make sure about the poison used and that it is indeed the most humane method of killing the birds.’
  ‘Most of the seals are being killed by clubbing to death, which is claimed to be a humane method.’
  ‘He said the halal cut, when animals are slaughtered by the cut-throat method, is more humane and does not spread infection.’
  ‘We now have indelible images of the conditions under which beasts are transported to countries where, it's said, killing is less than humane.’
  ‘Under new guidelines, most seals are meant to be shot and not clubbed to death in a bid to make the killing more humane.’
  ‘Only humane killing techniques, even if this involves non-traditional technology, should be used’
  ‘The farmers should be the only people who are allowed to kill foxes and their methods must be humane and not cause to much suffering to the animals.’
  ‘They are then put down using lethal injection, a method of dispatch confirmed as both legally acceptable and humane by the animal protection authorities.’
  ‘It's not a quick or humane death, and there are alternative methods.’
2 formal (of a branch of learning) intended to have a civilizing effect on people.
‘the humane education of literary study’
- ‘Transmitters of humane learning and values, Canadian universities had become responsible for the spread of Canadian civilization.’
- ‘Those scientists who did not come from the socially privileged classes had even more to gain by establishing reputations as men of humane learning.’
- ‘Without adequate monitoring, it is difficult to ensure that materials provided to schools embody the true principles of humane education.’
- ‘As a believer in the potential of computers in schools, he also reminds us of the deepest civic and humane goals of education.’
- ‘He just seems like a very smart, very humane voice in literature and I don't know why he isn't more widely disseminated.’