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humaneness

hu·mane
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo-]
    • /hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-/
    • /hjuːˈmeɪnnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hyoo-meyn or, often, yoo-]
    • /hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-/

Definitions of humaneness word

  • adjective humaneness characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners. 1
  • adjective humaneness acting in a manner that causes the least harm to people or animals: humane trapping of stray pets. 1
  • adjective humaneness of or relating to humanistic studies. 1
  • noun humaneness The property of being humane. 1

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Parts of speech for Humaneness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

humaneness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

humaneness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for humaneness

noun humaneness

  • benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
  • love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  • magnanimity — the quality of being magnanimous.
  • bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
  • goodness — the state or quality of being good.

Antonyms for humaneness

noun humaneness

  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
  • selfishness — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
  • animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.

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