English-Finnish translations for humane

• inhimillinen
  inhimillinen erehdys
  inhimillinen kärsimys
  inhimillinen kohtelu
• humaani
  Puhemies Pötteringin ratkaisu oli viisas ja humaani. President Pöttering's decision was sensible and humane.
  EU:n liikenteenharjoittajan vastuu ei ole humaani tai antelias, aivan päinvastoin. Transporter' s liability as conceived by the EU is neither humane nor generous. Quite the contrary.
  kirjallinen. - (EN) Humaani yhteiskunta voi toimia vain sukupolvien välisen tasa-arvon ja solidaarisuuden periaatteen pohjalta. in writing. - Humane society can function only based on the principle of intergenerational justice and solidarity.
• humanistinen
  humanistinen tiedekunta

Definition of humane

• Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate
• Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric

Examples

• 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.

Related words

• humanely
• inhumane
• humaneness
• inhumanely
• humane medicine