lacrimatory

1. 1.

   relating to or prompting tears

   Synonymslachrymatory

Questions about lacrimatory

What does lacrimatory mean?

lacrimatory means "relating to or prompting tears".

How many syllables are in lacrimatory?

lacrimatory has 5 syllables: la-cri-ma-to-ry. The stress falls on "ma".

What is another word for lacrimatory?

Close synonyms include lachrymatory. 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 lacrimatory a common word?

lacrimatory 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.