lachrymatory

1. 1.

   relating to or prompting tears

   Synonymslacrimatory

Questions about lachrymatory

What does lachrymatory mean?

lachrymatory means "relating to or prompting tears".

How many syllables are in lachrymatory?

lachrymatory has 5 syllables: lach-ry-ma-to-ry. The stress falls on "ma".

What is another word for lachrymatory?

Close synonyms include lacrimatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lachrymatory a common word?

lachrymatory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.