inhumane

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See also: inhuman

English

Etymology

Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
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Adjective

inhumane (comparative more inhumane, superlative most inhumane)

  1. Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.

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Antonyms

Translations

cruel and savage, not humane — see inhuman

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “inhumane”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

inhumane

  1. inflection of inhuman:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

inhūmāne

  1. vocative masculine singular of inhūmānus

References

  • “inhumane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “inhumane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inhumane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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