English words for 'One who pities.'
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- inspiring scornful pity
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
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- The act of lamenting.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- Specifically, mourning.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- A group of swans.
- the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
- a cry of sorrow and grief
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- a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
- device used for an infant to suck or bite on
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
- (New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
- A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
- (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
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- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
- (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- bad; unfortunate
- without merit; of little or no value or use
- causing dejection
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
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- (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.
- (slang) A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.
- (literary) The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
- An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
- (liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
- Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
- (construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
- a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
- brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- (falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
- (transitive) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
- (intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to arch or bend; to bow.
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
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- a detested person
- a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
- (ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
- (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
- (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- (ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
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- The act of lamenting.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- Specifically, mourning.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- A group of swans.
- the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
- a cry of sorrow and grief
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- a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
- device used for an infant to suck or bite on
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
- (New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier.
- A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
- (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
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- a detested person
- a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
- (ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
- (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
- (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- (ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
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- inspiring scornful pity
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
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- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
- (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- bad; unfortunate
- without merit; of little or no value or use
- causing dejection
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone