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View usage for: (lækrɪmoʊs, -moʊz) adjectiveSomeone who is lachrymose cries very easily and very often. [literary] ...the tears of lachrymose mourners. Synonyms: tearful, crying, weeping, woeful More Synonyms of lachrymose lachrymose in British English (ˈlækrɪˌməʊs, -ˌməʊz) adjective1. given to weeping; tearful Derived forms lachrymosely (ˈlachryˌmosely) adverb lachrymosity (ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ) noun Word origin C17: from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear lachrymose in American English (ˈlækrəˌmoʊs) adjective1. inclined to shed many tears; tearful 2. causing tears; sad a lachrymose tale Derived forms lachrymosely (ˈlachryˌmosely) adverb Word origin L lacrimosus < lacrima, tear 2Examples of 'lachrymose' in a sentencelachrymose Definition mournful the tears of lachrymose mourners Additional synonymsSynonyms sorrowful, sad, painful, distressing, miserable, dismal, melancholy, harrowing, grievous, anguished, woeful, mournful, heart-rending, rueful, wretched, doleful, woebegoneDefinition mournful or gloomy He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. Synonyms gloomy, serious, sad, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, woeful, mournful, morose, sorrowful, funereal, doleful, woebegone, dirgelike Definition feeling or expressing grief and sadness He looked mournful, even near to tears. Synonyms dismal, sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, sombre, heartbroken, desolate, woeful, rueful, heavy, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, disconsolate, joyless, funereal, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, brokenheartedNearby words oflachrymose - Lacedaemonian
- lacerate
- laceration
- lachrymose
- lack
- lackadaisical
- lackey
Additional synonymsDefinition feeling sorrow The loss left me feeling sad and empty. Synonyms unhappy, down, low, blue, depressed, gloomy, grieved, dismal, melancholy, sombre, glum, wistful, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, tearful, lugubrious, pensive, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, lachrymose, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited, triste (archaic), sick at heart Definition liable or tending to weep After he lost his job, he was weepy for months. Synonyms tearful, crying, weeping, sobbing, whimpering, close to tears, blubbering, lachrymose, on the verge of tears Definition extremely sad a woeful ballad about lost love Synonyms sad, distressing, tragic, miserable, gloomy, dismal, pathetic, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, mournful, plaintive, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, piteous |