humaneness Definition

1. Kind and sympathetic.

Thesaurus: altruistic, benevolent, benign, charitable, philanthropic; clement, gentle, kindly, merciful, tolerant, tender-hearted; Antonym: barbaric, cruel, inhuman.
2. Said of a killing: done with as little pain and suffering as possible.
3. Said of a branch of learning: aiming to civilize and make more elegant and polite.

See human.