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Definitions for Pity

[1] sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
[2] a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret: What a pity you could not go!
[3] Informal . motivated by a sense of pity or sympathy for others or for oneself: to have pity sex with a virgin; to go on a pity date with a loser.
[4] to feel pity or compassion for; be sorry for; commiserate with.
[5] to have compassion; feel pity.
[6] have /take pity , to show mercy or compassion.
[7] sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another
[8] have pity on or take pity on to have sympathy or show mercy for
[9] something that causes regret or pity
[10] an unfortunate chance what a pity you can't come
[11] more's the pity it is highly regrettable (that)
[12] (tr) to feel pity for

Words related to Pity

mercy, melancholy, empathy, tenderness, compassion, sorrow, sympathy, sadness, condolence, kindness, warmth, shame, regret, forgive, pardon, kindliness, compunction, grace, distress, benevolence

Words nearby Pity

pituitary gonadotropic hormone, pituitary growth hormone, pituitary myxedema, pituitous, pituri, pity, pitying, pityriasis, pityriasis alba, pityriasis linguae, pityriasis rosea

Origin of Pity

1175–1225; Middle English pite < Old French pite, earlier pitet < Latin pietāt- (stem of pietās ) piety

Other words from Pity

out·pit·y , verb (used with object), out·pit·ied, out·pit·y·ing.
un·pit·ied , adjective

Word origin for Pity

C13: from Old French pité, from Latin pietās duty

Synonyms for Pity

compassion, condolence, empathy, kindness, melancholy, mercy, sadness, sorrow, sympathy, tenderness, warmth, benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compunction, dejection, distress, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, lenity, philanthropy, quarter, rue, ruth, solace, understanding, condolement