English Explanatory Dictionary

pity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
  2. Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
  3. Something regrettable.
  4. Piety.
verb
  1. To feel pity for (someone or something).
  2. To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
  3. To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
intj
  1. Ellipsis of what a pity.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪt.i/ en-us-pity.ogg

Word forms

pity pities pittie pitty pitie pitying pitied pity!

Etymology

From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.

Synonyms

mercy ruth bowels commiseration compassion empathy fellow feeling pity remorse rue sympathy tenderheartedness loving-kindness shame commiserate compassionate condole feel someone's pain feel sorry for mercify take pity what a pity what a shame bad luck cuhdear hard lines hard luck too bad tough luck worse luck

Related words

piety pious pity fuck comfort what a pity 憐惜

Derived words

bepity lack-pity more's the pity piteous pitiable pitier pitiful pitikins pitiless pitisome pity guest pityingly pity party pity pie pity porn pity pot pity potty pitysome self-pity self-pitying that's a pity unpitied unpity unpitying what a pity
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