lachrymose

/'lækrimous/
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lachrymose

Her lachrymose expression was clear as she read the letter.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Given to or tending to cause shedding tears; tearful: Describes a person who cries easily or frequently, or something that induces tears.
    • Mournful, sad, sorrowful: Expressing or suggestive of grief or sadness.
Usage

The word "lachrymose" is a formal and literary adjective. It is used to describe a person's disposition (prone to crying) or the emotional quality of a situation, story, or piece of art (sad enough to make one cry). It often carries a slightly old-fashioned or poetic tone.

Examples
  • Describing a person's nature:
    • He became quite lachrymose after hearing the sad news.
    • My lachrymose aunt cries during every sentimental movie.
  • Describing an emotional quality:
    • The singer's lachrymose ballad moved the entire audience to tears.
    • The memoir's lachrymose tone made it a difficult but poignant read.
Advanced Usage
  • In literary or formal criticism: Used to describe works characterized by an excess of sentimental sorrow.
    • The critic dismissed the film as a lachrymose melodrama.
  • In a biological/medical context (archaic): Pertaining to or connected with tears (from Latin , meaning "tear").
    • The lachrymose glands secrete tears. (Note: The modern medical term is "lacrimal.")
Variants and Related Words
  • Lachrymation (n): The secretion or flow of tears.
  • Lacrimal (adj): Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs (the preferred term in anatomy).
  • Lachrymal (adj): An alternative spelling of "lacrimal," now less common.
Synonyms
  • Tearful: Full of tears; crying.
  • Weepy: Inclined to weep; tearful (informal).
  • Mournful: Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness or sorrow.
  • Sorrowful: Full of or feeling sorrow.
  • Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness.
Antonyms
  • Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
  • Joyful: Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
  • Dry-eyed: Not crying; not showing emotion through tears.
Idioms and Phrases
  • A lachrymose mood: A state of being inclined to cry or feeling sorrowful.
    • The farewell party put everyone in a lachrymose mood.
  • Lachrymose sentimentality: Excessive, tear-inducing emotionalism, often viewed critically.
    • The novel was criticized for its lachrymose sentimentality.
lachrymose

Her lachrymose expression was clear as she read the letter.

Adjective
  1. showing sorrow

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