lachrymose

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The definition of lachrymose is someone who cries easily or something that causes sadness.

(adjective)

  1. An example of someone lachrymose is an emotional new mother.
  2. An example of something lachrymose is a sad story where the love interest dies.

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See lachrymose in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. inclined to shed many tears; tearful
  2. causing tears; sad: a lachrymose tale

Origin: L lacrimosus < lacrima, tear

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See lachrymose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
  2. Causing or tending to cause tears.

Origin:

Origin: Latin lacrimōsus

Origin: , from lacrima, tear; see lachrymal

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Related Forms:

  • lachˈry·moseˌly adverb
  • lachˌry·mosˈi·ty (-mŏsˈĭ-tē) noun

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