weepiness
Definition
Noun: A state or quality of being prone to weeping; sadness that is expressed through or characterized by tears.
Usage
"Weepiness" describes a condition of being tearfully sad or sentimental. It often implies a tendency to cry easily due to emotion, rather than a single instance of crying. * The movie's ending was filled with such weepiness that many viewers left the theater with red eyes. * Her weepiness wasn't just about the bad news; it was a sign of her overall exhaustion.
Advanced Usage
- As a Character Trait: Can be used to describe a person's habitual emotional disposition.
- His chronic weepiness made it difficult for him to watch sentimental commercials.
- In Critique: Often used in artistic or literary criticism to denote an excessive, sometimes melodramatic, sentimental quality.
- The novel was criticized for its cloying weepiness and lack of substantive plot.
Variants and Related Words
- Weepy (adjective): Inclined to weep; tearful.
- She felt weepy after hearing the old song.
- Weep (verb): To shed tears; to cry.
- He began to weep tears of joy.
Synonyms
- Tearfulness: The state of being full of tears or prone to crying.
- Lachrymosity (formal): The quality of being tearful.
- Sentimentality: Excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, which can lead to weepiness.
Antonyms
- Stoicism: The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings or complaint.
- Dry-eyedness: The state of not crying or showing tears.
- Impassivity: Lack of emotion or expression.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To be on the verge of tears: To be almost crying, a state closely associated with weepiness.
- The heartfelt speech left the audience on the verge of tears.
- To get misty-eyed: To become tearful (often with tears that don't fully fall).
- Fathers often get misty-eyed at their daughters' weddings.
Noun
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sadness expressed by weeping
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