RUTH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
   Synonym(s)
   • Book of Ruth (what does Book of Ruth mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Ruth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • book (what does book mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
   Synonym(s)
   • commiseration (what does commiseration mean?)
   • pathos (what does pathos mean?)
   • pity (what does pity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the blind are too often objects of pity
   Hypernyms(s) ruth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sympathy (what does sympathy mean?)
   • fellow feeling (what does fellow feeling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feel for (what does feel for mean?)
   • pity (what does pity mean?)
   • compassionate (what does compassionate mean?)
   • condole with (what does condole with mean?)
   • sympathize with (what does sympathize with mean?)
   • commiserate (what does commiserate mean?)
   • sympathize (what does sympathize mean?)
   • sympathise (what does sympathise mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
   Hypernyms(s) Ruth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wife (what does wife mean?)
   • married woman (what does married woman mean?)
4. Meaning
   • United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
   Synonym(s)
   • Babe Ruth (what does Babe Ruth mean?)
   • George Herman Ruth (what does George Herman Ruth mean?)
   • Sultan of Swat (what does Sultan of Swat mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Ruth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ballplayer (what does ballplayer mean?)
   • baseball player (what does baseball player mean?)