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- [teer-fuh l]
- /ˈtɪər fəl/
- /ˈtɪə.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teer-fuh l]
- /ˈtɪər fəl/
Definitions of tearful word
- adjective tearful full of tears; weeping. 1
- adjective tearful causing tears: the tearful story of his poverty. 1
- adjective tearful person: verging on tears 1
- adjective tearful person: in tears 1
- adjective tearful gesture: showing sadness 1
- adjective tearful occasion: sad 1
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Origin of tearful
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; tear1 + -ful
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tearful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tearful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tearful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tearful
adj tearful
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- crying — notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
- dolent — (archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
adjective tearful
- bawling — to cry or wail lustily.
- grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- wailing — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- weeping — expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.
adverb tearful
noun tearful
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
Top questions with tearful
- why do i feel tearful for no reason?
- what does tearful mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with te
- Words starting with tea
- Words starting with tear
- Words starting with tearf
- Words starting with tearfu
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