lachrymose
English
/ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/
adj
Definitions
- Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lacrimōsus derived from Old Latin dacrima derived from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dakru-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betear English
- fortear English
- lachrymosely English
- lachrymoseness English
- lachrymosity English
- microtear English
- retear English
- tear English
- tear-mouth English
- tear-throat English
- tearable English
- tearabout English
- tearaway English
- teardown English
- teardrop English
- tearer English
- tearest English
- teareth English
- tearful English
- tearjerker English
- tearjerking English
- tearless English
- tearlike English
- tearpit English
- tearproof English
- tearsheet English
- tearsome English
- tearstain English
- tearstained English
- tearstreaked English
- tearstrip English
- tearthumb English
- teary English
- totear English
- unlachrymose English
- uptear English
- lacrimōsus Latin
- lacrimoso Italian
- lacrimoso Spanish, Castilian
- *dakru- Proto-Indo-European
- *dáḱru- Proto-Indo-European
- lacrimoso Portuguese
- teren Middle English
- lăcrimos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lãcãrmos Aromanian
- lagrimôs Friulian
- dacrima Old Latin
- tear
- teary
- betear
- uptear
- totear
- tearer
- retear
- teareth
- tearpit
- tearful
- fortear
- tearest
- tearsome
- tearable
- tearlike
- teardrop
- teardown
- tearless
- tearaway
- tearthumb
- tearabout
- tearsheet
- tearproof
- microtear
- tearstain
- tearstrip
- tear-mouth
- tearjerker
- tearstained
- tearjerking
- tear-throat
- unlachrymose
- tearstreaked
- lachrymosely
- lachrymosity
- lachrymoseness