ruth

ruth

noun \ˈrüth\

Definition of RUTH

1

: compassion for the misery of another

2

: sorrow for one's own faults : remorse

Examples of RUTH

1. <listening to your flippant comments about the homeless, I wonder if you have any ruth>

Origin of RUTH

Middle English ruthe, from ruen to rue

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to RUTH

Synonyms

bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, heart, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartedness

Antonyms

coldheartedness, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, inhumanness, mercilessness, pitilessness

Related Words

feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity; affection, love, regard; affinity, empathy, rapport; altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropy

Near Antonyms

callousness, coldness, disinterest, indifference, unconcern; cruelty, harshness; animosity, antipathy, dislike, hatred, hostility

Rhymes with RUTH

booth, couth, crwth, routh, scouth, sleuth, sooth, tooth, truth, Truth, youth

Ruth

noun \ˈrüth\

Definition of RUTH

1

: a Moabite woman who accompanied Naomi to Bethlehem and became the ancestress of David

2

: a short narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures — see bible table

Origin of RUTH

Hebrew Rūth

First Known Use: 14th century

Ruth

biographical name \ˈrüth\

Definition of RUTH

George Herman 1895–1948 Babe Ruth or the Babe Am. baseball player

— Ruth·ian \ˈrü-thē-ən\ adjective