| n. | 1. | That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; |
| 1. | The quality or character of those emotions, traits, or experiences which are personal, and therefore restricted and evanescent; transitory and idiosyncratic dispositions or feelings as distinguished from those which are universal and deep-seated in character; - opposed to | |
| 2. | Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction. |
| Noun | 1. | pathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"Synonyms: poignancy |
| 2. | pathos - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" | |
| 3. | pathos - a style that has the power to evoke feelings |
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