humanistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to human values, interests, or the study of humanities

Her teaching reflected a deeply humanistic outlook.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to human values,... humane humanitarian secular liberal cultured

Opposites

theisticmisanthropic

Word family

Derived forms humanistically

Related forms humanismhumanist human humanity

Etymology

From humanist (from Latin humanus, 'of mankind') + -ic, relating to the Renaissance study of the humanities and to human-centered values.

humanus Latin homo Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# humanistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to human values, interests, or the study of humanities

## Examples
- Her teaching reflected a deeply humanistic outlook.

## Synonyms
- humane
- humanitarian
- secular
- liberal
- cultured

## Antonyms
- theistic
- misanthropic

## Derived Forms
- humanistically

## Related Forms
- humanism
- humanist
- human
- humanity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: humanus
- Root: homo

## Etymology
From humanist (from Latin humanus, 'of mankind') + -ic, relating to the Renaissance study of the humanities and to human-centered values.

## AI Etymology
Humanistic comes from humanist (from Latin humanus, 'of mankind') + -ic, relating to the Renaissance study of the humanities and to human-centered values. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "relating to human values, interests, or the study of humanities", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin humanus and Latin homo. Derivative forms include humanistically; related words include humanism, humanist, human, humanity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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