English-Latvian translations for humane

• cilvēcīgs
• humāns
  Ir pienācis laiks debatēm, un mums ir jāpieņem pozitīvs, humāns un atbildīgs lēmums. It is time for a debate and a decision on the subject, which must be positive, humane and responsible.
  Mēs tagad esam nostiprinājuši vecāka gadagājuma un īpaši cilvēku ar īpašām vajadzībām statusu, un es domāju, ka tas ir humāns un pienācīgs mērķis. We have now strengthened the status of the elderly and disabled in particular, and I think that is a humane and proper goal.

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