# lachrymose

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/

## Definitions
1. Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima (“tear”) + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lachrymose