lachrymose

adjective

ˈla-krə-ˌmōs How to pronounce lachrymose (audio)
Definition of lachrymosenext
as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues

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Recent Examples of lachrymose Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair. — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023 And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world. — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lachrymose
  1. emotional
  2. tearful
  3. weeping
  4. crying
  5. weepy
  6. teary
  7. sentimental
  8. sad
Adjective
  • When presented together and thought juxtapositionally, the works launch visitors onto an emotional pendulum that pivots from exhilaration to unease and distress.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Big emotional moments are punctuated by striking shots of fiery, mountainside sunsets and comforting, homestead greenery.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of emotional
Adjective
  • Sixteen sets of eyes stared up at her from the rug as children strained to get a look at the tearful raccoon.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Eastland family and other camp leaders have testified in courtrooms and in front of the state Legislature in the months since the flood, however, with camp director Edward Eastland offering a tearful apology.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tearful
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Adjective
  • Some in the pro-crying camp pointed to articles and headlines as proof.
    — Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of crying
Adjective
  • Gaines assured weepy parents that those feelings are counterbalanced by watching your children thrive.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of weepy
Adjective
  • Watts became teary at this point in the conversation, earning a raucous round of applause from the crowd.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That these sort of games, with their duplicity, hypocrisies and teary moments of tenderness, are popular is beyond question, and that is certainly how viewers are invited to watch.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of teary
Adjective
  • For Sombr, being a part of these celebrations—a decade after his passing—was sentimental and special.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Display sentimental items like letters, china, or trinkets creatively, using them in daily life.
    — Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of sentimental
Adjective
  • Creel’s fellow cast members have been sending a lot of love to Haskins since the sad news of his death broke.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In this Saved by the Bell superfan’s mind, that was not a sad thing.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sad

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