Meanings
alternative lachrymal · alternative lacrymal
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of lachrymal.
plural lacrimals · alternative lachrymal · alternative lacrymal
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of lacrimal bone.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of lacrimal vase.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to tears
adjectiverelating to or located near the organ that produces tears
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinlacrimālis
- Englishlacrimal
Borrowed from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, from lacrima (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lachrymal.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan lacrimal
- lacrimalof or relating to tears
Chinese Mandarin 淚的 /泪的
- 淚的 /泪的 (lèi de)of or relating to tears
Finnish kyynel-
- kyynel-of or relating to tears
French lacrymal
- lacrymalof or relating to tears
German Tränen-
- Tränen-of or relating to tears
Irish deorach
- deorachof or relating to tears
Italian lacrimale
- lacrimaleof or relating to tears
Polish łzowy
- łzowyof or relating to tears
Portuguese lacrimal
- lacrimalof or relating to tears
Russian слёзный
- слёзный (sljóznyj)of or relating to tears
Spanish lacrimal
- lacrimalof or relating to tears
Swedish tår-
- tår-of or relating to tears
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
lacrimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal
“lacrimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacrimal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacrimal.
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