pity

== English == === Alternative forms === pittie, pitty, pitie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪt.i/ Homophone: pitty Rhymes: -ɪti Hyphenation: pit‧y === Noun === pity (countable and uncountable, plural pities) (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. Synonyms: mercy, ruth; see also Thesaurus:compassion , Folio Society, 2006, p.5: The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended […] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty. (uncountable) Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior. (countable, now singular only) Something regrettable. Synonym: shame (obsolete, Early Modern) Piety. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pity (third-person singular simple present pities, present participle pitying, simple past and past participle pitied) (transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something). [from 15th c.] Synonyms: commiserate, feel sorry for; see also Thesaurus:pity (transitive) To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior. (transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. [from 16th c.] Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:sadden ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === pity! Ellipsis of what a pity. Synonyms: shame, what a pity, what a shame; see also Thesaurus:what a pity ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɪtɪ] === Participle === pity inflection of pít: inanimate masculine plural passive participle feminine plural passive participle == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpʲitɨ/ === Participle === pity past passive participle of piś ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.tɘ/ Rhymes: -itɘ Syllabification: pi‧ty Homophone: Pity === Participle === pity (passive adjectival) masculine singular passive adjectival participle of pić ==== Declension ==== === Noun === pity f inflection of pita: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural