One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of lachrymose in English:
lachrymose
See definition of lachrymose
adjective
1‘she gets quite lachrymose at the mention of his name’
SYNONYMS
tearful, weeping, crying, teary, with tears in one's eyes, close to tears, on the verge of tears, sobbing, snivelling, whimpering
emotional, sad, mournful, woeful, unhappy, depressed, gloomy, melancholy, low-spirited, despondent, downcast, low, glum, morose, sorrowful, joyless, disconsolate, doleful, maudlin, miserable, forlorn, grief-stricken, lugubrious
informal weepy, blubbering, down, down in the mouth, blue
literary dolorous
rare larmoyant
ANTONYMS
cheerful, laughing, happy
2‘a lachrymose novel’
SYNONYMS
tragic, sad, poignant, heart-rending, tear-jerking, moving, melancholy, depressing, plaintive
mawkish, sentimental
British informal soppy
ANTONYMS
comic