noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being tearful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tearfulness
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noun
Meaning 2
sadness expressed by weeping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: weepiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sadness, unhappiness
History
Etymology
From tearful + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latvian: raudulīgums — quality of being tearful
- Latvian: raudulība — quality of being tearful