LACHRYMOSE


Meaning of LACHRYMOSE in English

/ ˈlækrɪməʊs; NAmE -moʊs/ adjective

( formal ) having a tendency to cry easily

SYN tearful

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (in the sense like tears; liable to exude in drops ): from Latin lacrimosus , from lacrima tear.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.