noun
- plural of lachrymosity; the quality or state of being tearful, mournful, or inclined to weep
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The film's excessive lachrymosities made it difficult for audiences to take the plot seriously.
- Her lachrymosities during the funeral were genuine expressions of grief.
- The poet's work is known for its lachrymosities and melancholic tone.
- Critics complained about the novel's overwrought lachrymosities.
- The character's lachrymosities seemed forced rather than authentic.