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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Christian, Christlike, Christly, accepting, affectionate, altruistic, benevolent, benign, benignant, bleeding, brotherly, charitable, chickenhearted, clement, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, decent, easy, easygoing, eleemosynary, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, fraternal, gentle, good, gracious, human, humanitarian, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, lax, lenient, loving, melting, merciful, mild, moderate, nice, patient, philanthropic, pitying, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tolerant, understanding, warm, warmhearted
Dictionary Results for humane:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
humane
    adj 1: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities;
           "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn:
           humanist, humanistic, humane]
    2: marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of
       suffering [ant: inhumane]
    3: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Humane \Hu*mane"\, a. [L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See Human.]
   1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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   2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man;
      having a disposition to treat other human beings or
      animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.
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            Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination.
                                                  --Sportswood.
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   3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.

   Syn: Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate;
        gentle; tender; merciful. -- Hu*mane"ly, adv. --
        Hu*mane"ness, n.
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