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English

Etymology
From Latin lacrima f, tear + -osus "-full", from Old Latin dacruma, from proto-indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-lachrymose.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying

#:1927. "It is true that Limeans were given to interpolating trivial songs into the most exquisite comedies and some lachrymose effects into the austerest music; but at least they never submitted to the boredom of a misplaced veneration." w:Thornton Wilder|Thornton Wilder, '''w:The Bridge of San Luis Rey|The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p. 69

Translations

French: lacrymal
German: ergreifend, traurig, nahe gehend
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Spanish: lacrimoso, lacrimógeno

Derived terms
lachrymosely
lachrymosity

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• 2007-10-23 02:22 - Goldenrowley - derived terms

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