Meanings
comparative tearier · superlative teariest
- Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.
Synonyms: cryey, sobful, weepy, cryey, crysome, lachrymate, lachrymose, larmoyant · Antonyms: dry-eyed
- Of eyes, filled with tears.
Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.
Synonyms: moist, tear-filled, wet · Antonyms: dry
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivewith eyes full of tears
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishtery
- Englishteary
From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech uslzený, slzavý
- uslzenýfilled with tears
- slzavýfilled with tears
Finnish kyyneleinen
- kyyneleinenfilled with tears
French larmoyant
- larmoyantfilled with tears
German larmoyant
- larmoyantfilled with tears
Italian lacrimoso
- lacrimosofilled with tears
Māori matawai, matawaia
- matawaifilled with tears
- matawaiafilled with tears
- toriwaifilled with tears
- tōwahiwahifilled with tears
- tōwāwahifilled with tears
Polish łzawy
- łzawyfilled with tears
Russian слёзный
- слёзный (sljóznyj)filled with tears
Turkish sulu gözlü
- sulu gözlüfilled with tears
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teary
Cite this entry
teary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teary
“teary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teary.
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