Word Meaning

pathos definition and meaning

n. 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; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry.

Crossword clues for pathos

- Maudlin drama or prose
- Quality that arouses pity
- Sadness