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- pronunciation:
- pI
ti
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
pities |
| definition 1: |
When you feel pity, it means you feel sad about another person's pain or suffering.
I felt pity for my friend who got sick on her birthday.- synonyms:
- compassion, sympathy
- similar words:
- comfort, consideration
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| definition 2: |
If someone says "It's a pity that the party was canceled," they mean that it is a sad thing that the party was canceled.
It's a pity that Sheila lost her shoe playing in the creek. Because of that, she couldn't go on the hike with her friends. She also really loved those shoes.- synonyms:
- shame
- similar words:
- sorrow
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pities, pitying, pitied |
| definition: |
When you pity someone, you feel sad for the trouble they have in their life.
Nina pities the people who don't have enough food to eat or a warm place to sleep at night.- synonyms:
- feel
- similar words:
- comfort
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| derivation: |
pityingly (adv.) |
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