tearfulness

/ˈtɪɹfəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being tearful.

Word Origin Tear comes from Proto-Germanic *tahr, which goes back to PIE *dakru- — an ancient word for the drops from your eyes. Tearfulness is literally 'full of tears.' The same root gives us teardrop, teargas, and tearjerker — all things that bring tears.

noun The quality of being tearful. countable

The tearfulness in her voice revealed how deeply the sad movie had affected her.

(名词) 泪眼婆娑;眼泪汪汪

她声音中的哽咽透露出那部悲伤电影对她影响之深。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser lloroso.

El **tearfulness** en su voz reveló cuán profundamente le había afectado la triste película.

(nom) larmoiement; sensiblerie; pleurnicherie; émotivité [Caractère larmoyant, tendance à pleurer facilement ou à être au bord des larmes.]

La tearfulness de sa voix révélait à quel point le film triste l'avait bouleversée.

(Substantiv) Tränenreichtum; Rührseligkeit [die Eigenschaft, zu Tränen gerührt oder den Tränen nahe zu sein; Weinerlichkeit.]

Die **tearfulness** in ihrer Stimme verriet, wie sehr der traurige Film sie berührt hatte.

(名詞) 涙もろいこと。泣きやすい性質。涙ぐんでいる状態。

彼女の声に混じった涙ぐみ様が、その悲しい映画がどれほど深く彼女に影響を与えたかを明らかにしていた。

(substantivo) lacrimosidade; chorosidade [A qualidade de ser choroso ou lacrimoso.]

O tom lacrimoso em sua voz revelou o quanto o filme triste a havia afetado.

Word parts: tear + ful + ness

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