Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of pity

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pity
      n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
           others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
           {commiseration}, {pity}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
      2: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
         [syn: {pity}, {shame}]
      3: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others
         and wanting to do something about it [syn: {compassion},
         {pity}]
      v 1: share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity},
           {compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler