humanitarian

  • (s) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
    • a humane physician
    • released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons
    • respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species
    human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic,
  • (a) of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
    • humanitarian aid

Nouns

  • (n) someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms do-gooder, improver,
  • (n) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans humanist,

Synonyms

human-centered human-centred humanist humanistic do-gooder improver

Words of close approximity

humanitarianism