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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x1)
- Animals should always be treated in a humane way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x2)
- The new law made prisons more humane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x3)
- The vet is kind and humane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x4)
- A humane society helps look after lost and hurt animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x5)
- It is humane to give injured birds water and quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x6)
- But in future be mild and humane to all who are in trouble." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «humane» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humane/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.