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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, from pius pious | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, from pius pious |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy b : capacity to feel pity | + | *1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy |
| *2 : something to be regretted <it's a pity you can't go> | | *2 : something to be regretted <it's a pity you can't go> |
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| ==Synonyms== | | ==Synonyms== |
| [[compassion]], commiseration, condolence, [[sympathy]] mean the [[act]] or capacity for [[sharing]] the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress <felt pity for the captives>. | | [[compassion]], commiseration, condolence, [[sympathy]] mean the [[act]] or capacity for [[sharing]] the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress <felt pity for the captives>. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |