inhumane
/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
inhumane is the alternative form of inhuman.
Meaning of inhuman
Adjective
inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)
- Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
- It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45
- Synonyms:
- demonic, inhumane, truculent, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, despiteful
- Transcending or different than what is human.
- When he was out among men, seeking his own ends, and “making good! his colliery workings, he had an almost uncanny shrewdness, hardness, and a straight sharp punch. It was as if his very passivity and prostitution to the Magna Mater gave him insight into material business affairs, and lent him a...1832, David Herbert Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover, McFarland, page 209
- Synonyms:
- preternatural, superhuman
Synonyms of inhumane
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Antonyms
Forms of inhumane
| comparative | more inhumane |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inhumane |
Origin of inhumane
Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane from in- + humane.
Words formed from inhumane
Words that rhyme with inhumane
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about inhumane
- What is inhumane the alternative form of?
- Inhumane is the alternative form of inhuman.
- How do you pronounce inhumane?
- Inhumane is pronounced /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/.
Words near inhumane in the dictionary
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