Meaning

1 senses
  1. (formal, literary, not comparable)Connected with weeping or tears.

    of or relating to tears

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjecti

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to or located near the organ that produces tears:lacrimal
  • of or relating to tears:lacrimal

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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