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Tears vs Lachrymose - What's the difference?

tears | lachrymose |

As a noun tears

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb tears

is third-person singular of tear.

As an adjective lachrymose is

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

tears

English

Noun

(head)
  • viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (tear)

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    lachrymose

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1927 , author=Thornton Wilder , title=The Bridge of San Luis Rey , page=69 , passage=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.}}

    Derived terms

    * lachrymatory * lachrymosely * lachrymosity * unlachrymose