lachrymose

lach·ry·mose

also lac·ri·mose L0007800 (lăk′rə-mōs′)adj.1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.2. Causing or tending to cause tears.

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[Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima, tear; see lachrymal.]

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lach′ry·mos′i·ty, lac′ri·mos′i·ty (-mŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

lachrymose

(ˈlækrɪˌməʊs; -ˌməʊz) adj1. given to weeping; tearful2. mournful; sad[C17: from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear] ˈlachryˌmosely adv lachrymosity n

lach•ry•mose

(ˈlæk rəˌmoʊs)

adj. 1. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. 2. given to shedding tears readily; tearful. [1655–65; < Latin lacrimōsus; see lachrymal, -ose¹] lach′ry•mose`ly, adv. lach`ry•mos′i•ty (-ˈmɒs ɪ ti) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lachrymose - showing sorrow dolorous, dolourous, weeping, tearfulsorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

lachrymose

adjective tearful, crying, weeping, woeful, sad, mournful, lugubrious, weepy (informal), dolorous the tears of lachrymose mourners

lachrymose

adjectiveFilled with or shedding tears:tearful, teary, weeping, weepy.Idiom: in tears.

Translations

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