Word of the Day

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

Lachrymose

[LAK-rə-mohs]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, early 18th century

• Easily given to tears; weepy
• Sorrowful; tending to cause tears

Examples of Lachrymose in a sentence

• Watching sad, sentimental movies always made her lachrymose.
• Bring your tissues, because I’ve heard it’s a lachrymose play.

About Lachrymose

Shed a tear for this adjective. It comes from the Latin word for tear, "lacrima." You can use it to help describe anything that causes tears, or anyone who is just plain weepy. We all know one.

Did you Know?

"Lachrymose" has a scientific cousin: "lacrimal." While "lachrymose" applies to tears of the emotional variety, "lacrimal" is used in the medical sense — your lacrimal glands produce tears.

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

UNCLE agents weren't without feelings, except for Illya Kuryakin. The most he would show would be a quick smile, followed by a deadpan demeanor. Once in a rare while he would display his ire at a situation, or impatience merely by snapping his finger at a tech who was moving too slowly to suit him.

But today it was different, there was a movie being shown for the holidays in the gymnasium, it was Babes in Toyland, followed by Scrooge. Illya sat there with his partner, periodically blowing his nose and sniffling. Solo glanced over and swore he saw Kuryakin's eyes welling up.

"Are you crying?" Napoleon leaned over, whispering ever so quietly.

"Do not be ridiculous. I ...I have a cold. Who would be lachrymose at this sentimental nonsense." Illya rose from his chair and promptly left.

Napoleon instantly regretted asking what he had. He was pretty sure Illya had been getting teary-eyed, but promised himself not to bring it up again.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Well written, and a good use of the prompt.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I figure the Ice Prince (for whatever reason) has to melt once in a while.

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Napoleon Solo was missing and presumed dead. His partner Illya Kuryakin had been found unconscious and badly injured at an abandoned THRUSH lab and was slowly recovering in medical. He was unable to shed any light on what had happened to Napoleon. The secretarial department was in a sad state. All the ladies who had dated Napoleon, and the few who hadn't were all in a lachrymose mood. Even though the other males of UNCLE tried to cheer them up or gain points with their sympathies it didn't help.

Two weeks later Napoleon surfaced, alive and unharmed. He had been the prisoner of Angelique. Napoleon's report to Mr. Waverly stated that he'd been held against his will at a mansion on the French Riviera. Once again all the ladies of UNCLE were in a lachrymose mood, crying tears of joy that their favorite section two agent had been saved! He was again able to give them the attention that they had come to expect from the handsome spy. Illya was not as happy and was biding his time until he could give his partner a stern talking to.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I do like the two different types of tears. And, like the ladies of UNCLE, I like that Napoleon surfaced unharmed. Nice touch, that the report stated.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Wow, excellent. Hmmmm, could this be a warm up for your Round Robin chapter? "D