😢Piteous (pitieux)

adjective
/ˈpɪt.i.əs/
pitoyable; attendrissant (pitye)

Signification

deserving pity; arousing compassion
deserving or arousing pity; sad and pathetic
Traduction de la signification
méritant de la pitié; suscitant de la compassion
meritant de la pitié; suscitant de la compassion

Phrases d'exemple

The piteous cries of the injured animal moved everyone to tears.

Les cris pitoyables de l'animal blessé ont fait pleurer tout le monde.
Les cris pitoyables de l'animal blessé ont fait pleurer tout le monde.

The stray dog looked up with a piteous expression.

Le chien errant regardait vers le haut avec une expression pitoyable.
Le chien errant regardait vers le haut avec une expression pitoyable.

Synonymes

pitiful, pathetic, touching, heart-rending, sorrowful, lamentable
Entrée 1
pitiful, pathetic, touching, heart-rending, sorrowful
Entrée 2
pitiful, pathetic, lamentable, sorrowful

Antonymes

joyful, happy, cheerful, heartening, fortunate, admirable
Entrée 1
joyful, happy, cheerful, heartening
Entrée 2
fortunate, admirable

Collocations

piteous sight, piteous condition, piteous appeal, piteous cry, piteous expression
Entrée 1
piteous sight, piteous condition, piteous appeal
Entrée 2
piteous sight, piteous cry, piteous expression

Vocabulaires connexes

ordinary, dull, or lacking imagination
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overly or blindly optimistic
Showing the weaknesses of old age, especially mental decline.
Tending to depart from the main subject in speech or writing.