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
  • In fact, Jaissle, with his emotional touchline demeanour and obsessive tactical demands, comes across more as a highly-strung indie-rock songwriter/front man.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Its quincunx to Saturn in your 4th House of Home may ask you to balance growth with family, housing, or emotional responsibilities.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of emotional
Adjective
  • By the end of the speech, a tearful Tom does, if not forgive, at least exonerate his son.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The emotional toll was evident as Springer shared a tearful goodbye with teammates Daulton Varsho and Kevin Gausman before their departures.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Sure, one of your favorite actors is going to turn out to be a Bad Man™️, and yeah, there’s a lot of weepy talk about dead kids.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
Definition of weepy
Adjective
  • Rojas, who spoke through reddened, teary eyes after the game, knows the family well.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Lizzo, 38, got the chance to meet Hill, 51, at the ceremony and spoke to Entertainment Tonight about the moment through teary eyes in a backstage interview.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of teary
Adjective
  • Both my wife and I have been through the loss of our parents and found the following method has worked very well for dividing up sentimental possessions among the many brothers and sisters on both sides of the family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Family members sometimes leave jewelry and other sentimental items inside the niches with those remains.
    — WPEC Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentimental
Adjective
  • Washington Post cartoonist Clifford Berryman quickly produced a cartoon showing Roosevelt refusing to shoot a tiny bear cub with big sad eyes and a rope around its neck.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These sad conventions; these American ways of being, pacing to the end of a block and back like hamsters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sad

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