deserving of sympathy or pity; poor; wretched

pity; mercy; compassion for another person

A pitiful person or wretch; often carries a nuance of either sympathy or contempt.

to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward; to empathize with and care for someone

to have tender affection for someone; to love and cherish; to pamper

to show tender affection for; to love and pity; to dote on

fellow sufferers empathize with each other; to sympathize with those who have shared the same misfortune or illness

(colloquial) looking very pathetic or pitiful; wretched

(idiom) looking sweet, innocent, and vulnerable in a way that makes one feel pity; delicate and moving; pitiable

to beg for pity or mercy; to plead for sympathy

(idiom) to have tender and protective feelings for women; to show gentleness and kindness toward the fairer sex

(idiom) looking at one's own shadow and feeling sorry for oneself; alone and dejected

(literary) to deign to look upon someone with compassion; used as an honorific term for a superior showing sympathy or pity toward a subordinate

(literary) so beautiful that even I feel pity for her; used to describe a woman who is so lovely and charming that she inspires affection and tenderness in others

to fawn on or grovel; to behave like a dog wagging its tail to seek its master's affection; describes a person who bows and scrapes to win favor or pity

to feel compassion for someone; to sympathize with another's misfortune

to have compassion for; to show sympathy and care for others

to appreciate or have sympathy for people with talent, especially those who are unrecognized or in unfortunate circumstances

to have protective and tender feelings for women; to show kindness and care toward the fairer sex.

To cherish and be gentle toward women; especially used to describe a man who is solicitous or kind toward pretty girls.

to show tenderness, concern, or pity toward someone

to cherish the elderly and show compassion to the poor

to feel compassion for and help those who are poor or elderly

(idiom) to piteously beg for sympathy or help from others

very wretched; miserable or pitiful in appearance or manner

pitifully unloved; a slang backronym for the word cute, used humorously or sarcastically to describe someone who is pitiable because they lack affection or a romantic partner

(colloquial) deserving of pity or sympathy; pitiable

(literary) an expression used to hope for or express gratitude for the pity and protection of Heaven

clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit

to have compassion for or show sympathy toward someone

(historical) a marginalized social group or caste in traditional China, specifically referring to certain families in Zhejiang and Anhui provinces who were restricted to low-status occupations

to feel sorrow and sympathy for someone; to take pity on

to be lovable and evoke a desire to protect or care for someone or something; endearing; lovely; charming

Respect the elderly and show compassion for the poor and weak; used to describe a person with virtuous and sympathetic character

to develop romantic love for someone out of pity for their situation

to pity oneself; self-pity

to be full of self-pity; to wallow in one's own misery