Word of the Day – Pathos

Pathos (n)

pa-th-os

A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

The quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.

Example sentences

“Filled with pathos and grandeur, they demand to be seen in the flesh.”

“His fervour and dramatic action held them spell-bound, and his homely pathos soon broke down all barriers of resistance.”