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Teary vs Tears - What's the difference?

teary | tears |

As an adjective teary

is of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

As a noun tears is

plural of lang=en.

As a verb tears is

third-person singular of tear.

teary

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
    • No wonder Ryan was teary ; He missed his parents.
  • Of eyes, filled with tears.
    • Wade looked through his girlfriend's teary eyes.

    Synonyms

    * (person) * (eyes) tear-filled, wet

    Antonyms

    * (person) dry-eyed * (eyes) dry

    Derived terms

    * teary-eyed

    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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