Pity
Pity , noun
[Old English pite, Old French pité, pitié, French pitié, Latin pietas piety, kindness, pity. See Pious, and compare Piety.]
1.
Piety. [Obsolete] — Wyclif
2.
A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow-feeling; commiseration.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.
He... has no more pity in him than a dog.
3.
A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be regretted.
The more the pity.
What pity is it
That we can die but once to serve our country!
In this sense, sometimes used in the plural, especially in the colloquialism: “It is a thousand pities.”
Pity , transitive verb
1.
To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
2.
To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obsolete]
It pitieth them to see her in the dust.
Pity , intransitive verb
To be compassionate; to show pity.
I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy.