English Explanatory Dictionary

ruth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
  2. Repentance; regret; remorse.
  3. Sorrow; misery; distress.
  4. Something which causes regret or sorrow; a pitiful sight.
name
  1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  2. The resident of Moab around whom the text centers.
  3. A female given name from Hebrew.
  4. A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ruth.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ruth.wav

Word forms

ruth ruths

Etymology

From Middle English reuþe, ruthe, reuthe, rewthe, reowthe, corresponding to rue + -th (abstract nominal suffix), perhaps after early Scandinavian (compare Old Norse hrygð, hryggð (“ruth, sorrow”)).

Synonyms

commiseration rue bowels compassion empathy fellow feeling mercy pity remorse ruth sympathy tenderheartedness loving-kindness contrition agenbite compunction guilt penitence repentance self-reproach sorriness dejection unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy misery mishappiness mourn prosternation regret sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight woe woefare wretchedness hardship affliction aggrievance grievance vexation wrong

Derived words

ruthful ruthless unruth Ruthanasia Ruth Glacier Ruthie Ruth Island Ruthlyn Ruthy
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