patheticness

English

Etymology

From pathetic +‎ -ness.

Noun

patheticness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being pathetic.
   1. Evoking emotions, especially pity or sadness.

      Synonym: pathos

      Coordinate term: emotionality

   2. (by extension) Contemptible inadequacy.
      • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 79:

        I […] don’t believe in God, which isn’t surprising given the patheticness of the male authority figures in my life.

Translations

state of being pathetic

• Afrikaans: patetiek
• Czech: trapnost (cs) f, patetičnost (cs) f
• Finnish: pateettisuus (fi)

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• “patheticness”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.