pitifulness
State of sorriness
Pitifulness is the quality of arousing or deserving pity—a state of being sad, inadequate, or worthy of compassion.
The word can describe genuine wretchedness: the pitifulness of refugees huddled in the rain.
More often it carries contempt for something pathetically insufficient: the pitifulness of his excuses, the sheer pitifulness of the attempt.
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
woe · melancholy · misery · despair · suffering · lamentation · bereavement · desolation
Lack of any value
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- meagernessInsufficiency in amount
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- paltrinessTrivial, contemptible quality
insignificance · wretchedness · lowliness · meanness · sorriness · poorness · triviality · cheapness
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- fragilityEase of breaking
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
debility · powerlessness · incapacity · inadequacy · helplessness · defenselessness · impotence · ineffectuality
Compassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- concernTroubled interest in something
caring · kindness · humanity · benevolence · charity · consolation · commiseration · condolence
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
anguish · woe · melancholy · misery · despair · suffering · lamentation · bereavement · desolation · tears
worthlessness
Lack of any value
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- meagernessInsufficiency in amount
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
paltriness · insignificance · wretchedness · lowliness · meanness · sorriness · poorness · triviality · cheapness · baseness
frailty
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- fragilityEase of breaking
infirmity · debility · powerlessness · incapacity · inadequacy · helplessness · defenselessness · impotence · ineffectuality · enervation
sympathy
Compassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
concern · caring · kindness · humanity · benevolence · charity · consolation · commiseration · condolence · solace
pitifulnessjoyfulness
State of deep delight
joy · happiness · cheerfulness · glee · cheer
pitifulnessadmirability
Quality deserving high regard
impressiveness · worthiness · nobility · magnificence · excellence
pitifulnessformidability
State of being daunting
powerfulness · mightiness · impressiveness · strength · prowess
pity, pitiful, pitying, pitiless, pities, pitied, pitiable, piteous, piteously