noun pl. pities
- sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy
- the ability to feel such compassion
- a cause for sorrow or regret
Origin:
ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see piety
transitive verb, intransitive verb pitied, pitying
to feel pity (for)
Origin:
< pitythe or < MFr pitier < OFr piter