mercy vs pity

mercy

noun
  • A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion. 

  • Instances of forbearance or forgiveness. 

  • A blessing; something to be thankful for. 

  • Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate. 

  • Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. 

  • A children's game in which two players stand opposite with hands grasped and twist each other's arms until one gives in. 

intj
  • Expressing surprise or alarm. 

verb
  • To feel mercy 

  • To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy 

pity

noun
  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

  • Something regrettable. 

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

How often have the words mercy and pity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )