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

[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