Lachrymose
Pronounced:
<Lack-ra-mowse>
Given to crying easy. Easily brought to tears.
My use:
I was feeling lachrymose until you gave me those beautiful flowers. Thank you very much!
I was feeling lachrymose until you gave me those beautiful flowers. Thank you very much!
Literary use:
Lacrimosa is a movement of Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, known as the last piece of music he ever wrote.
Lacrimosa is a movement of Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, known as the last piece of music he ever wrote.
Memory trick:
La . chry . mose
La (reminds of) = the
chry (reminds of) = cry
mose (reminds of) = much
the - cry - much
chry (reminds of) = cry
mose (reminds of) = much
the - cry - much
Listen: Lachrymose
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