Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗intj
Ellipsis of what a pity.
noun
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. · Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior. · Something regrettable. · Piety.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo feel pity for (someone or something). · To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior. · To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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