WordNet Search - 3.1
-
WordNet home page
-
Glossary
-
Help
Word to search for:
Display Options:
(Select option to change)
Hide Example Sentences
Hide Glosses
Show Frequency Counts
Show Database Locations
Show Lexical File Info
Show Lexical File Numbers
Show Sense Keys
Show Sense Numbers
Show all
Hide all
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S:
(n)
commiseration
,
pity
,
ruth
,
pathos
(a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others)
"the blind are too often objects of pity"
S:
(n)
pity
,
shame
(an unfortunate development)
"it's a pity he couldn't do it"
S:
(n)
compassion
,
pity
(the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it)
Verb
S:
(v)
feel for
,
pity
,
compassionate
,
condole with
,
sympathize with
(share the suffering of)