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humanenesses

humanenesses is the plural of humaneness.

Meaning of humaneness

Noun

humaneness (usually uncountable, plural humanenesses)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    humanity

Questions about humanenesses

What is humanenesses the plural of?
Humanenesses is the plural of humaneness.

Words near humanenesses in the dictionary

  1. humane societies
  2. humane society
  3. humaned
  4. humanely
  5. humaneness
  6. humanenesses
  7. humaner
  8. humanesque
  9. humanest
  10. humanewash
  11. humanewashed

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