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Meaning of "lachrymosity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LACHRYMOSITY

lachrymosity  [ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACHRYMOSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lachrymosity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LACHRYMOSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lachrymosity in the English dictionary

The definition of lachrymosity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being given to weeping; tearfulness. Other definition of lachrymosity is mournfulness; sadness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACHRYMOSITY


animosity
ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ
atrocity
əˈtrɒsɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
dumosity
djuːˈmɒsɪtɪ
fabulosity
ˌfæbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ
ferocity
fəˈrɒsɪtɪ
fumosity
fjuːˈmɒsɪtɪ
generosity
ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ
grandiosity
ˌɡrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ
gummosity
ɡʌˈmɒsɪtɪ
luminosity
ˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ
monstrosity
mɒnˈstrɒsɪtɪ
porosity
pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
ramosity
ræˈmɒsɪtɪ
reciprocity
ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ
rimosity
raɪˈmɒsɪtɪ
squamosity
skweɪˈmɒsɪtɪ
tuberosity
ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ
velocity
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ
viscosity
vɪsˈkɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACHRYMOSITY

laches
Lachesis
Lachlan
lachryma Christi
lachrymal
lachrymary
lachrymation
lachrymator
lachrymatories
lachrymatory
lachrymose
lachrymosely
lacier
laciest
lacily
laciness
lacing
lacinia
laciniae
laciniate

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACHRYMOSITY

adiposity
callosity
glutinosity
heterozygosity
homozygosity
hyperviscosity
impetuosity
kinematic viscosity
microporosity
nebulosity
numerosity
religiosity
scrupulosity
serosity
sinuosity
speciosity
tortuosity
university
verbosity
virtuosity
zygosity

Synonyms and antonyms of lachrymosity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lachrymosity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACHRYMOSITY

Find out the translation of lachrymosity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lachrymosity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lachrymosity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lachrymosity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lachrymosity
570 millions of speakers

English

lachrymosity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lachrymosity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lachrymosity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lachrymosity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lachrymosity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lachrymosity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lachrymosity
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lachrymosity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lachrymosity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lachrymosity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lachrymosity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lachrymosity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lachrymosity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lachrymosity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अश्रुधुरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lachrymosity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lachrymosity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lachrymosity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lachrymosity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lachrymosity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lachrymosity
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lachrymosity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lachrymosity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lachrymosity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lachrymosity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACHRYMOSITY»

The term «lachrymosity» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACHRYMOSITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lachrymosity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lachrymosity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lachrymosity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACHRYMOSITY»

Discover the use of lachrymosity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lachrymosity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Historians of the Jews and the Holocaust
66 In time, negation of lachrymosity became Baron's intellectual trademark, to the point where those who invoke the Baronian legacy in seeking removal of the Holocaust from the agenda of Jewish historiography do so mainly by referring to  ...
David Engel, 2010
2
The Best Words
“What about me? My precious medical skills are rusting away here on this lousy island while other doctors are cleaning up.” —Joseph Heller, Catch 22, 1961. lachrymosity. (lak-ri-MOS-i-tee) noun. illacrymable. (il-LAK-ri-mah-ble) adjective ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
3
Loose Fantasies: Edited by Vittorio Gabrieli
A measure of moral toughness saves Digby from indulging in either the « miraculous contingencies and impossible performances », or in the diluted lachrymosity and sensiblerie of the « Greek » or hellenizing romances, which Congreve ...
Kenelm Digby, Vittorio Gabrieli, 1968
4
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History
They map the boundary between lachrymosity and rationality as a divide between psychoanalysis and history. Nirenberg lumps together studies as methodologically diverse as Norman Cohn's Europe's Inner Demons (1975) , Robert Moore's ...
Kathleen Biddick, 2011
5
Milestones on a Golden Road: Writing for Chinese Socialism, ...
... Soviet Union and, 2 Ping'an Cinema, 97 poetry: Great Leap and, 74; of Mao, 23 ; revolutionary idealism and, 74; street, 21 “Politicians and Artists” (Wang Shiwei), 24 post-Mao writing: and Cultural Revolution, 182; lachrymosity of, 113, 164; ...
Richard King, 2013
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Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz
The moderator rolls his thick neck and pronounces, “Lachrymosity.” “May I have the definition, please?” Veronica's big toe flicks up and down, then starts wrestling the toe beside it. “Tearfulness,” the moderator says. “ L-a-c-h-r-y-m-o-s-i-t-y.
Karon Luddy, 2008
7
Women Novelists Before Jane Austen: The Critics and Their Canons
Those without sentiment are limited to 'humour and satire'; those without observation to 'rhetoric and long-drawn lachrymosity' (2: 47). Burney is an example of the former, L.E.L. of the latter. The only other women he can mention who unite ...
Brian Corman, 2009
8
German Classical Drama: Theatre, Humanity and Nation 1750-1870
Lachrymosity is not the only weakness of the play. It is excessively long, unusually so even by the standards of the day: the playbill for the Hamburg performance of 1767 announces that 'on account of the length of the piece, Madame Hensel ...
F. J. Lamport, 1992
9
Academy Zappa: Proceedings of the First International ...
... photograph 'Bethlehem Steel' showing Z-shaped metal staircases leading nowhere, a rebuke to the otherworldly lachrymosity of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" (a photo reproduced on Zappa's 12" release of the song in 1991). As with ...
Ben Watson, Esther Leslie, 2005
10
A History of the Romantic Movement in Spain
of Romantic picturesqueness and pre-Romantic lachrymosity. Arnao weeps to the order of his Italian contemporary Niccolini and the 66 1: 1o . . . T . . . . . . . L 339 1 - 1. LLL . L TL.S. L., 1 C” , , , L. . . ... 66 sublime Lamartine”, addresses himself to  ...
E. Allison Peers, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACHRYMOSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lachrymosity is used in the context of the following news items.
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A university which is a hotbed of offence-taking isn't a university but …
... is Tim Hunt, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who recently made a joking reference to the lachrymosity (were there such a word) of women, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Hilary Fannin: My new aggressive maturity has me reaching for the …
“Oh, yes please, I'd like a beach house in Malibu, in which to contain my startling bursts of lachrymosity, a vegan shaman to interpret my mood ... «Irish Times, May 15»
3
A wonderful and benevolent Company
... brilliance of 'Being Alive' that examples Bobby's plight, usually brings one to a certain amount of lachrymosity, and maybe for some it did. «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Apr 15»
4
Soko: 'I vomit all my feelings up'
The “sex surrogate who cries in the bathroom” role involved mainly ready-to-order lachrymosity. “Spike knows that I cry really well, so when he ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
5
Review: Will Forte and Lord & Miller steer FOX's inspired 'Last Man …
And his eyes are equally expressive of lachrymosity and lunacy. I feel like making Buster Keaton comparisons are too easy, but they're also too ... «HitFix, Feb 15»
6
Let's be honest about Australia and ditch the stereotypes
Our prime ministers, in particular, take the merest breaks from almost constant lachrymosity. Maybe it's the dust. You'll have to excuse me right ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
7
Lions may use franchise tag to keep Ndamukong Suh
Suh did not explain the cause of his lachrymosity, but some speculation held that he was upset at the possibility that, as a pending free agent, ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
8
Waitrose to go door-to-door making people cry in 'targeted …
... instead, they have unveiled '(an) individually-tailored campaign of lachrymosity.' 'We want to make everyone cry in the run up to Christmas, ... «NewsBiscuit, Nov 14»
9
It's a wonder there aren't more Wonder Women
... giant corporation is using the tragedy of war to soften us up for some festive spending, we could all just relax and enjoy our own lachrymosity. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
John Murry and Chuck Prophet released new records, touring …
... Murry invests the South with a necromantic realism, where decay is the one constant, but he somehow avoids self-pity or lachrymosity. I don't ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lachrymosity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lachrymosity>. Apr 2024 ».
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