happy tears
Crying from gladness
Happy tears are tears shed from joy, relief, or overwhelming positive emotion rather than sadness.
The phrase acknowledges that crying isn't always negative—weddings, reunions, and moments of pride commonly produce them: She wiped away happy tears as her daughter walked across the stage.
- joyfulFeeling great happiness
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- ugly cryingUncontrolled, unflattering sobbing
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
welling up · wedding · reunion · grateful · touched · moved · watery · embrace · relief · proud · sentimental · tissues · choking up · heartfelt · tender · streaming · graduation · birth
- cryingcry, crying, sob, sobbing, sobs
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- oxymoronsbittersweet, deafening silence, pretty ugly, living dead, act naturally
- joy expressionsjoy, delight, glee, mirth, merriment
- laughterlaugh, giggling, chuckling, laughing, snickering
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks