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Definition of Tearfulness
1. Noun. Sadness expressed by weeping.
Exact synonyms: Weepiness
Generic synonyms: Sadness, Unhappiness
Derivative terms: Tearful, Tearful, Weepy
Generic synonyms: Sadness, Unhappiness
Derivative terms: Tearful, Tearful, Weepy
Definition of Tearfulness
1. Noun. The quality of being tearful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tearfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tearfulness
Literary usage of Tearfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"14 Then I awaked, and an extreme tearfulness went through all my body, and my
mind was troubled, so that it fainted. ..."
2. The Works of President Edwards in Four Volumes: A Reprint of the Worcester by Jonathan Edwards (1844)
"... WILL HEREAFTER SURPRISE SINNERS IN ZION, REPRESENTED AND IMPROVED. ISAIAH xxxiii.
14. — The sinners in Zion are afraid ; Tearfulness hath surprised the ..."
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