humaneness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From humane + -ness. Piecewise doublet of humanness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being humane.
So, K’ung-tzu says: 'To master oneself and return to propriety is humanity' (Bk 12.1). We see, in this view, that humaneness was a quality which K’ung-tzu believed to be embodied in li, tradition and custom.
1991, A Southern African Guide to World Religions, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 109:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| humanenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
lv cilvēcīgums (property of being humane) · zu ubuntu (property of being humane) · fi inhimillisyys (property of being humane) · tr insaniyetlik (property of being humane) · cs lidskost (property of being humane) · ro omenie (property of being humane) · lv humanitāte (property of being humane) · sh čȍvjekoljūblje (property of being humane) · ro umanitate (property of being humane) · sh čovjekoljùbivōst (property of being humane) · lv cilvēcība (property of being humane) · crh insaniyetlik (property of being humane) · ba кешелек (property of being humane) · ba кешелеклелек (property of being humane) · ast humaneza (property of being humane) · cmn 仁慈 (property of being humane)