Lachrymose definition

lăkrə-mōs

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

An example of someone lachrymose is an emotional new mother.

An example of something lachrymose is a sad story where the love interest dies.

adjective

Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.

adjective

Causing or tending to cause tears.

adjective

Inclined to shed many tears; tearful.

adjective

Causing tears; sad.

A lachrymose tale.

adjective

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

adjective

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of lachrymose - lacrymose

Latin lacrimōsus from lacrima tear lachrymal

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima (“tear”), + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacruma, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

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