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Meaning of patheticness in English:

patheticness

Pronunciation /pəˈθɛtɪknɪs/

noun

  • Pathetic quality; the state or condition of being pathetic or evoking pathos.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in ‘Ouida’ (1839–1908), novelist (real name Marie Louise de la Ramée). From pathetic + -ness.