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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>

==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>.  

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]