Noun

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.

* Bible, Proverbs xix. 17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.

* Shakespeare

Hehas no more pity in him than a dog.

*, Folio Society, 2006, p.5:

The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offendedis, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty .

(countable) Something regrettable.

It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.

* Laurence Sterne

It was a thousand pities .

* Addison

What pity is it / That we can die but once to serve our country!

(obsolete) piety

(Wyclif)

Noun

(-)

Mankind; human beings as a group.

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The human condition or nature.

The quality of being benevolent.

Humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), (Moby Dick) ,

Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man had a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his humanities !”