pity

Meanings

• Noun

  Feeling of compassion or sympathy for someone's misfortune.

  - "I felt a deep pity for the homeless man."
  - "She showed great pity towards the injured animal."

• Noun

  A sympathetic expression or gesture.

  - "He gave a pitying look at the old woman."
  - "The teacher gave a pitying smile to the student who had failed the exam."

• Verb

  To show sympathy or compassion.

  - "We all pitied the young girl who had lost her parents."
  - "He pitied his enemy, but could not forgive him."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɪti/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

ruth , shame , shame , what a pity , what a shame

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pity
mighty , lightly , sightly , bightly , nightly

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Variants

List of all variants of pity that leads to same result
pities , pity , pitied , pitying , self-pities , self-pity , self-pitying , self-pityingly , more's the pity , take pity on , have mercy , have mercy/pity , have pity

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Forms

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pities, pitying, pitiest

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Etymology

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Old French 'pitie' from the Latin 'misericordia' meaning 'mercy' or 'compassion'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'pity' has been used in English since the 1300s.

2. In some languages, the word for 'pity' is similar to the word for 'bread'. For example, in Italian, 'pane' means 'bread' and 'pieta' means 'pity'.

3. In ancient Greece, the goddess Eleos was personified as the goddess of pity.

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Related Concepts

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1. Empathy: Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It is closely related to pity, as both involve feeling compassion for someone else's suffering.

2. Compassion: Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and concern for another person's suffering, with a desire to alleviate their pain. It is similar to pity, but may also involve a sense of action or motivation to help.

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Culture

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Pity is a universal human emotion that has been explored extensively in literature, art, and music. It is often portrayed as a complex emotion that can bring people together or cause division. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice', the character Shylock expresses a deep sense of pity for his enemy Antonio, but his expression of pity is also tinged with a desire for revenge. In visual art, pity is often depicted as a figure or symbol, such as the Pieta, which shows the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus.

How to Memorize "pity"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person in need and imagine yourself comforting them with a sympathetic expression or gesture.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pity' with feelings of compassion and sympathy.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'PITY' to remember the definition: 'P' for 'P'ity, 'I' for 'I'nspire, 'T'o act, 'Y'ourself.

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