Meaning

adjective pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

adjective marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

adjective showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

originFrom Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.

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