Ruth | Definition of ruth by Merriam-Webster

Definition of RUTH

1

: compassion for the misery of another

2

: sorrow for one's own faults : remorse

Middle English ruthe, from ruen to rue

First Known Use: 13th century

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

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

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Hebrew Rūth

First Known Use: 14th century

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

— Ruth·ian \ˈrü-thē-ən\ adjective

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