humane

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.

adj

1. Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
   It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.
   As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.
2. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
3. Obsolete spelling of human