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Tearful vs Tearless - What's the difference?

tearful | tearless |

As adjectives the difference between tearful and tearless

is that tearful is accompanied by tears while tearless is without tears.

tearful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • accompanied by tears.
    • Aaron was a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.
  • sorrowful.

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    tearless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without tears.
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 29, John Updike, Requiem, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Instead, a shrug and tearless eyes }}

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