Humane and Mean

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Humane

Humane adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

Usage example: the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war

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Mean is an antonym for humane in kind topic.

Nearby Words: humanity, human, humanely, humaneness, humanism

Mean

Mean adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

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Humane is an antonym for mean in malicious topic.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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I mean, the facets were just perfect, and the— Busman's Holiday: The Humane Seven go to camp to get away from the magical weirdness at CHS, only to find another adventure.

Source: Western Animation / My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Legend of Everfree

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