lachrymosity
/ˌlækrəˈmɑsəti/
noun
- 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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