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patheticness

patheticness noun: evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness.

Noun

patheticness (uncountable)

  1. Evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness.
    Synonyms:
    pathos
  2. (broadly) Contemptible inadequacy.
    • I […] don’t believe in God, which isn’t surprising given the patheticness of the male authority figures in my life.2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 79

Synonyms of patheticness

Origin of patheticness

From pathetic + -ness.

Questions about patheticness

What does patheticness mean?
Patheticness means evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness.
What part of speech is patheticness?
Patheticness is a noun.

Words near patheticness in the dictionary

  1. patheticism
  2. patheticisms
  3. pathetick
  4. patheticke
  5. patheticly
  6. patheticness
  7. pathetics
  8. pathetique
  9. pathetisad
  10. pathetism
  11. pathetist

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