lachrymose

UK: /ˈlækrɪˌməʊs/ US: /ˈlækrəˌmoʊs/ ,(lak′rə mōs′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

lach•ry•mose /ˈlækrəˌmoʊs/   adj. 

1. tending to cause tears;
   mournful:
   a lachrymose story.
2. often or easily shedding tears;
   tearful:
   lachrymose mourners.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lach•ry•mose  (lak′rə mōs′), adj. 

1. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
2. given to shedding tears readily;
   tearful.

• Latin lacrimōsus, equivalent. to lacrim(a) tear (see lachrymal) + -ōsus -ose¹
• 1655–65

lach′ry•mose′ly, adv. 
lach•ry•mos•i•ty  (lak′rə mos′i tē), n. 

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lachrymose / ˈlækrɪˌməʊs -ˌməʊz/ adjective

1. given to weeping; tearful
2. mournful; sad

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear

ˈlachryˌmosely adverb