ruth vs pity

ruth and pity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruth	Yes	No	No	No
pity	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ruth and pity are synonyms defined as:

ruth and pity: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

Other synonyms of ruth include commiseration, pathos.

ruth (noun)	pity (noun)
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
	an unfortunate development
	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

ruth (verb)	pity (verb)
	share the suffering of