humane

«humane» in Mova's school dictionary: Kind and gentle, causing as little pain as possible to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (humane, more humane)

meaning for a pupil

Kind and gentle, causing as little pain as possible to people or animals. tree →

sense in the lessons

In ethics and animal welfare it describes kind treatment: «a humane way to catch a mouse». In history it describes fair laws. Phrases: humane treatment, a humane trap, humane society.

examples

• The farmer uses a humane trap that does not hurt the mouse. tree →
• Animals should always be treated in a humane way. tree →
• The new law made prisons more humane. tree →
• The vet is kind and humane. tree →
• A humane society helps look after lost and hurt animals. tree →
• It is humane to give injured birds water and quiet. tree →
• But in future be mild and humane to all who are in trouble." tree →

note

Pronounced hyoo-MAYN, stress on the second part. Do not confuse with «human» (a person). Opposite: inhumane, cruel. Noun: humanity (kindness; also all people).

In the corpora

• Mice prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods to cheese, so peanut butter works better in humane traps.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «humane» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.