The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pitiableness
Pitiable \Pit"i*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. [1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pit"i*a*bly, adv.
Wiktionary
pitiableness
n. The quality of being pitiable.