patheticness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English pathetic Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English patheticness From pathetic + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being pathetic. ▸ Evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness.
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(broadly, uncountable) The state or quality of being pathetic. ▸ 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:
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Translations (4)
cs trapnost (state of being pathetic) · cs patetičnost (state of being pathetic) · fi pateettisuus (state of being pathetic) · af patetiek (state of being pathetic)