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Humane vs Selfless - What's the difference?

humane | selfless |

As adjectives the difference between humane and selfless

is that humane is having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate while selfless is having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

humane

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
    • It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.
    As methods of execution go, beheading is more humane than drawing and quartering.
  • Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
  • *, II.3.7:
    • many divine precepts to counterpoise our hearts, special antidotes both in scriptures and humane authors, which who so will observe, shall purchase much ease and quietness unto himself.

    • Antonyms

    * inhuman, inhumane

    Derived terms

    * humanely

    Related terms

    * human * humanist * humanitarian * humanity

    References

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    selfless

    English

    (wikipedia selfless)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.
    • In a selfless act of gratitude for saving his mother's life, Peter committed to giving money to his local breast cancer charity each year for the rest of his life.

    Derived terms

    * selflessness