The difference between Humane and Inhumane

When used as adjectives, humane means having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another, whereas inhumane means lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering.


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  1. Humane as an adjective:

    Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

    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."

  2. Humane as an adjective:

    Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.

  3. Humane as an adjective:

  1. Inhumane as an adjective:

    lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind, not humane.

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