Pity Definition
pĭtē
pitied, pities, pitying
noun
pities
Sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy.
Webster's New World
The ability to feel such compassion.
Webster's New World
A cause for sorrow or regret.
Webster's New World
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Wiktionary
(countable) Something regrettable.
It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
pitied, pities, pitying
To feel pity for or on account of.
American Heritage
To feel pity (for)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- grant amnesty to
- reprieve
- put-out-of-one-s-misery
- give quarter
- pardon
- have mercy on
- show forgiveness to
- show pity to
- take pity on
- spare
- sympathize with
- condole with
- compassionate
- feel-for
- understanding
interjection
Short form of what a pity.
Wiktionary
idiom
have
- To show compassion for.
American Heritage
have pity on
- to show pity or compassion for
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pity
- have
- have pity on
Origin of Pity
Middle English pite from Old French from Latin pietās piety, compassion from pius dutiful
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās.
From Wiktionary
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