different between lachrymose vs lachrymal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacrim?sus, from lacrima (“tear”) + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læk.??.mo?s/

Adjective

lachrymose (comparative more lachrymose, superlative most lachrymose)

1. Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

Derived terms

• lachrymatory
• lachrymosely
• lachrymosity
• unlachrymose

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).