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lachrymose

[ lak-ruh-mohs ]

adjective

  1. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
  2. given to shedding tears readily; tearful.


lachrymose

/ -ˌməʊz; ˈlækrɪˌməʊs; ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. given to weeping; tearful
  2. mournful; sad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • lachrymosity, noun
  • ˈlachryˌmosely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • lachry·mosely adverb
  • lach·ry·mos·i·ty [lak-r, uh, -, mos, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lachrymose1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin lacrimōsus, equivalent to lacrim(a) “tear” ( lachrymal ) + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lachrymose1

C17: from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear
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Example Sentences

Ruth had her arms about the little old woman and her own voice was caressing if not lachrymose.

"I will no longer read what people may now write about me," he bursts out in a fit of lachrymose querulousness.

The lachrymose prelate contributed hugely to the gaiety of nations.

M. Nioche drained his pungent glass at a long draught, and looked out from eyes more lachrymose in consequence.

Our interviews were largely lachrymose on her part and morose on mine, after argument proved futile.

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