pity
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Noun 3 meanings
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
“I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.”
Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
Something regrettable.
“It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.”
Verb 3 meanings
To feel pity for (someone or something).
“You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.”
To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
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.
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PITY at a glance
PITY has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,258 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pity
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
One letter away
- CITY9
- PITS6
- PITA6
- PITH9
- PIXY16
- PATY9
- PINY9
- MITY9
- PILY9
- PIOY9
- PIPY11
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