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lachrymosity

/lækrɪˈmɒsɪti/ noun · British & US
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What does lachrymosity mean?

noun

The quality of being tearfully melancholic or sentimental; a tendency to produce tears or to be tearfully emotional.

Example

"The lachrymosity of the movie's ending left many viewers in tears."

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