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humaneness

noun

Etymology

From humane + -ness. Piecewise doublet of humanness.

  1. derived from homō — “man”
  2. derived from hūmānus
  3. derived from humain
  4. inherited from humain
  5. suffixed as humaneness — “humane + ness”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA