The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PATHOS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2001.
Pity-evoking quality, as in drama crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PATHOS | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pity-evoking quality, as in drama
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pathos
- resonance
- pathetic
- likable
- sympathetic
- affecting
- legitimate
- appealing
- pitiful
- likeable
- atmospheric
- call
Crossword Answer definitions
PATHOS noun- The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
- A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.
- An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
- In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
- Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
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