pitiablenessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtɪəblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdiəb(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see pitiable adj. and -ness suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitiable adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pitiable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier piteousness n.

The quality or condition of being pitiable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [noun]

piteousnessa1586

meltingness1622

pathos1668

pitiableness1694

touchingnessa1750

pitiability1865

pitifulness1897

1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Penitent 43 Remembring..the Pytyableness of my Weakness.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Lamentableness, wofulness, pitiableness.

1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance iv. 35 To complete the pitiableness of her aspect, she shivered either with cold, or fear.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. iii. 41 For all its weakness and pitiableness.

1929 H. Williamson Beautiful Years (rev. ed.) xxx. 240 Elsie looked at him with a new interest; Mary with a strained pitiableness of face.

1994 J. Malcolm Silent Woman ii. v. 109 The letters rang with..shows of pitiableness, rage, petulance, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitiableness
释义	pitiablenessn. Brit. /ˈpɪtɪəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈpɪdiəb(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see pitiable adj. and -ness suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitiable adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pitiable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier piteousness n. The quality or condition of being pitiable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [noun] piteousnessa1586 meltingness1622 pathos1668 pitiableness1694 touchingnessa1750 pitiability1865 pitifulness1897 1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Penitent 43 Remembring..the Pytyableness of my Weakness. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Lamentableness, wofulness, pitiableness. 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance iv. 35 To complete the pitiableness of her aspect, she shivered either with cold, or fear. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. iii. 41 For all its weakness and pitiableness. 1929 H. Williamson Beautiful Years (rev. ed.) xxx. 240 Elsie looked at him with a new interest; Mary with a strained pitiableness of face. 1994 J. Malcolm Silent Woman ii. v. 109 The letters rang with..shows of pitiableness, rage, petulance, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
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