different between lachrymatory vs lachrymal

English

Etymology

From Latin type *lacrimatorius, from lacrimare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læk??m?t??i/

Adjective

lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)

1. Pertaining to or causing tears.
   • 1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum"

Translations

Noun

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

1. (archaeology) A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
   • 1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

Synonyms

• lacrimal
• lachrymal

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• lacrimal, lacrymal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrym?lis, from lachryma (“a tear”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?lak.??m.?l/, /?lak.??m.l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?læk.??m.?l/
• Rhymes: -æk??m?l

Adjective

lachrymal (not comparable)

1. (formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears.
2. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
2. (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
3. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

References

• “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lachrymal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).