lachrymose

adj.

1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
2. Causing or tending to cause tears.

[Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima, tear. See lachrymal.]

lachrymosely lach'ry·mose'ly adv.
lachrymosity lach'ry·mos'i·ty (-mŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

Tears on the baseball field were the subject of a recent New York Times article, which apparently coined a new word: lachrymologist, from lachrymose (weepy) + ologist (those who study):

"The fans were not prepared to see [Pedro] Martinez hunched over in the dugout with Manager Willie Randolph putting his arm around him, consoling him.
"Resident lachrymologists in the news media debated whether Martinez was crying, sobbing, weeping or just tearing up a bit."

Link: Mets Fans May Cry, but Yanks Fans Stay Dry-Eyed - New York Times

Posted September 18, 2006.

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adjective

Filled with or shedding tears: tearful, teary, weeping, weepy. Idioms: in tears. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: tearful
Antonyms: cheerful, happy, laughing

adj

Definition: tragic
Antonyms: comic

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Tending to cry.

I have been unusually lachrymose since losing my job last year.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grædevorn, som har let til tårer, være en tåreperser

Nederlands (Dutch)
huilend, jankerig, huilerig, triest

Français (French)
adj. - larmoyant (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weinerlich, rührselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δακρύβρεχτος

Italiano (Italian)
lacrimoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lacrimoso

Русский (Russian)
слезливый, печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lacrimoso, lloroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som har lätt för att gråta, tårfylld, gråtfärdig, sorglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爱哭的, 悲哀的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愛哭的, 悲哀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 눈물이 많은 , 구슬픈, 애절한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 涙もろい, 涙ぐんだ, 涙を誘う, もの悲しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير البكاء, كئيب, محزن, مسيل للدموع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בכייני, עצוב, מזיל דמעות‬

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