What does lachrymose mean?

lachrymose means "showing sorrow".

How many syllables are in lachrymose?

lachrymose has 3 syllables: lach-ry-mose. The stress falls on "lach". In IPA it is /ˈlækɹiˌmoʊz/.

What is another word for lachrymose?

Close synonyms include dolorous, dolourous, tearful, weeping. 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 lachrymose a common word?

lachrymose 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.

lachrymose — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing sorrow
Synonymsdolorous dolourous tearful weeping
Similarsorrowful

Questions about lachrymose

What does lachrymose mean?: lachrymose means "showing sorrow".
How many syllables are in lachrymose?: lachrymose has 3 syllables: lach-ry-mose. The stress falls on "lach". In IPA it is /ˈlækɹiˌmoʊz/.

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