humane

Other forms of humane

comparative

humaner·

superlative

humanest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about humane

What does humane mean?

humane means "pertaining to or concerned with the humanities". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in humane?

humane has 2 syllables: hu-mane. The stress falls on "mane". In IPA it is /hjuˈmeɪn/.

What is another word for humane?

Close synonyms include humanist, humanistic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of humane?

The recorded antonyms are inhumane.

Is humane a common word?

humane is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with humane?

11 words rhyme with humane. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.