teardrop

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/ˈtɪədɹɒp/

noun

a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

“Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.”

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Meanings

nounteardrop (plural teardrops)

plural teardrops

  1. a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

    Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.

  2. The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
drop

nouna drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

Similar
tear
Broader
dropdribdriblet
Also see
eyedroptear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tear + drop.

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Translations

Arabic دَمْعَة
  • دَمْعَة (damʕa)single tear
Bulgarian сълза, капка
  • сълза (sălza)single tear
  • капка (kapka)shape of a drop of liquid
Catalan llàgrima
  • llàgrimasingle tear
Chinese Mandarin 淚滴 /泪滴, 淚水 /泪水
  • 淚滴 /泪滴 (lèidī)single tear
  • 淚水 /泪水 (lèishuǐ)single tear
  • 眼淚 /眼泪 (yǎnlèi)single tear
Czech slza
  • slzasingle tear
Dutch traan
  • traansingle tear
Finnish kyynel, pisara
  • kyynelsingle tear
  • pisarashape of a drop of liquid
French larme, goutte d’eau
  • larmesingle tear
  • goutte d’eaushape of a drop of liquid
German Träne, Tränentropfen
  • Tränesingle tear
  • Tränentropfensingle tear
Hungarian könnycsepp
  • könnycseppsingle tear
Japanese 涙の雫, 涙
  • 涙の雫 (namida no shizuku)single tear
  • 涙 (namida)single tear
  • 涙滴型shape of a drop of liquid
Polish łza, łza
  • łzasingle tear
  • łzashape of a drop of liquid
Portuguese lágrima, gota
  • lágrimasingle tear
  • gotashape of a drop of liquid
Romanian lacrimă
  • lacrimăsingle tear
Russian слеза́, слези́нка
  • слеза́ (slezá)single tear
  • слези́нка (slezínka)single tear
Spanish lágrima, lagrima
  • lágrimasingle tear
  • lagrimashape of a drop of liquid
Swedish tår
  • tårsingle tear
Turkish gözyaşı damlası, gözyaşı damlası şekli
  • gözyaşı damlasısingle tear
  • gözyaşı damlası şeklishape of a drop of liquid
Vietnamese giọt nước mắt, giọt lệ
  • giọt nước mắtsingle tear
  • giọt lệsingle tear

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

teardrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teardrop

MLA

“teardrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teardrop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teardrop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teardrop.

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