Standard Lemma guide

weepy

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwiːpi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːpi
  • homophone: weepie
  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: larmoyant, maudlin, teary, cryey, crysome, lachrymate, lachrymose, moist, sobful, tearful, watery, weepy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of weepie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

liable to weep easily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From weep + -y.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: плачлив (plačliv) — inclined to weep
  • Bulgarian: сълзлив (sǎlzliv) — inclined to weep
  • Catalan: ploraner — inclined to weep
  • Dutch: huilerig — inclined to weep
  • Dutch: tranerig — inclined to weep
  • Galician: nifrón — inclined to weep
  • Galician: chorón — inclined to weep
  • German: weinerlich — inclined to weep
  • Ingrian: itkuin — inclined to weep
  • Ingrian: itkuri — inclined to weep
  • Irish: olagónach — inclined to weep
  • Polish: bekliwy — inclined to weep
  • Polish: płaczliwy — inclined to weep
  • Spanish: llorón — inclined to weep
  • Spanish: plañidero — inclined to weep