lachrymosity

/ˌlækrəˈmɑsəti/
noun
  1. The quality or state of being tearful or mournful; tendency to weep.
    • The lachrymosity of the ceremony made it hard for anyone to stay dry-eyed.
    • Her lachrymosity was so well known that friends always brought tissues when they visited.
    • Critics noted the lachrymosity of the novel, calling it overly sentimental.
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