tearful
/'tiəful/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Showing sorrow: Expressing or characterized by sadness, often to the point of crying or being on the verge of crying.
- Filled with or marked by tears: Describing a state where someone is crying or has eyes wet with tears.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She gave a tearful farewell at the airport.
- The child's tearful eyes made everyone feel sorry for him.
- He made a tearful apology for his mistake.
Advanced Usage
- "Tearful reunion": A meeting after a long separation that is emotional and involves crying, often from happiness.
- The soldier's return led to a tearful reunion with his family.
- "Tearful goodbye": A farewell that is sad and accompanied by crying.
- It was a tearful goodbye at the train station.
Variants and Related Words
- Tearfully (adverb): In a manner characterized by tears or crying.
- She spoke tearfully about her lost pet.
- Tearfulness (noun): The state or quality of being tearful.
- Her voice was full of tearfulness.
Synonyms
- Weepy: Inclined to weep or crying.
- Lachrymose: Given to or tending to cause tears; mournful. (More formal)
- Misty-eyed: Having eyes filled with tears, often from emotion.
Antonyms
- Dry-eyed: Not crying; not showing tears.
- Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
- Joyful: Feeling or expressing great happiness.
Related Phrases
- To be/become tearful: To start showing signs of crying or to be in a state of crying.
- The sad movie made the audience become tearful.
- Tearful plea: A sincere and emotional request made while crying or on the verge of crying.
- The mother made a tearful plea for her son's safe return.
Adjective
- showing sorrow
- filled with or marked by tears
- tearful eyes
- tearful entreaties