humane

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
  2. adjective marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  3. adjective showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

Etymology

From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.

In classic literature

Synonyms

humanist, humanistic

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