English Explanatory Dictionary

tearful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
  2. Sorrowful.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tearful.wav /ˈtɪɹfʊl/ /ˈtɪɹfəl/

Word forms

tearful more tearful most tearful

Etymology

From tear + -ful.

Synonyms

cryey crysome lachrymate lachrymose larmoyant maudlin moist sobful tearful teary watery weepy crying in tears sobbing weeping despondent mournful atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen cut up damp dejected depressed disgruntled disconsolate disheartened dismal doleful dolesome down down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted downsome dull elegiac elegious forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken grieving heavy-hearted heartsore heartsick inconsolable infelicitous jawfallen joyless lamentful

Antonyms

dry-eyed tearless unlachrymose untearful

Related words

emotional melting

Derived words

tearfully tearfulness
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