lachrymose

Meaning

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

Synonyms

tearful

dolourous

weeping

maudlin

mournful

dolorous

weepy

given to crying

whinging

whingeing

tearfully sentimental

lamentable

moist

plaintive

regretful

soppy

tear-stained

dolent

Translations

larmoyant

lacrymal

traurig

☹️

lacrimoso

nahe gehend

tränenreich

lloroso

lacrimoso

ergreifend

lacrimoso

lacrimógeno

afligit

kummervoll

دميع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/

Etymology

Cognate with English: tear

In summary

Borrowed from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima (“tear”) + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.