Tearfulness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tearfulness is a noun meaning The quality of being tearful.
Meaning
The quality of being tearful.
Example Sentences
I confess to tearfulness when Charles, now in a plain linen shirt, knelt before the altar
The songs built slowly with anger, ache, tearfulness and fury, with sustained notes and cascading melismas.
Word Forms
- tearfulnesses
Synonyms for tearfulness
Depending on context, synonyms include weepiness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weepiness, teariness, emotionality, emotionalness, lachrymosity, lachrymoseness.
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