Difference between revisions of "Pity"
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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
| − | *1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy | + | *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>. | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 17 December 2011
Etymology
Middle English pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, from pius pious
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy
- 2 : something to be regretted <it's a pity you can't go>
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>.
