lachrymal

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UK/ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/UK/ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/US/ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/

adjective

Connected with weeping or tears.

Similar
lacrimal
OriginMedieval Latin lachrymālis →
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Meanings

adjectivelachrymal (not comparable)

alternative lacrimal · alternative lacrymal

  1. formalliterarynot comparableConnected with weeping or tears.
  2. alternativenot comparableanatomyAlternative spelling of lacrimal.
nounlachrymal (plural lachrymals)

plural lachrymals · alternative lacrimal · alternative lacrymal

  1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
  2. humorousin pluralLachrymal feelings or organs.

    It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women

    1843, “Habits of Reading”, in The Mother's Magazine
  3. alternativeanatomyAlternative spelling of lacrimal.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to tears

Similar
lacrimal

adjectiverelating to or located near the organ that produces tears

Similar
lacrimal
Also see
lachrymatorylacrimal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinlachrymālis
  2. Englishlachrymal

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lachrymal

lacrimalfrontolacrimalmaxillolacrimalnasolacrimalsublacrimal
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APA

lachrymal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymal

MLA

“lachrymal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lachrymal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachrymal.

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