misty-eyed
Sentimental and weepy
Misty-eyed describes eyes blurred with tears, usually from tender emotion rather than grief: She got misty-eyed watching her daughter graduate.
The term suggests being moved or sentimental, sometimes with a hint of excessive nostalgia: He tends to get misty-eyed about the good old days.
Having watery eyes
- weepyInclined to cry
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- lachrymoseProne to crying
sniffling · blubbering · whimpering · brimming · glistening · verklempt
Tending to recall
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
yesteryear · bygone · halcyon · sepia-toned · throwback · bittersweet · longing · yearning
Affected emotionally or physically
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
tender · poignant · heartfelt · soulful · evocative · heartstrings · overwhelmed · awe-struck
teary
Having watery eyes
lachrymose · sniffling · blubbering · whimpering · brimming · glistening · verklempt
reminiscent
Tending to recall
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
memories · yesteryear · bygone · halcyon · sepia-toned · throwback · bittersweet · longing · yearning · retrospective
touched
Affected emotionally or physically
affected · tender · poignant · heartfelt · soulful · evocative · heartstrings · overwhelmed · awe-struck
misty-eyeddry-eyed
Not shedding tears
tearless · clear-eyed · unmoved · unaffected · steely-eyed
misty-eyedhard-nosed
Stubbornly realistic, unsentimental
unsentimental · hard-headed · cynical · hard-hearted · cold-blooded
misty-eyedstoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
composed · impassive · stony-faced · poker-faced · unflappable
misty, mist, eyed, eyeful, misted, mistiness, mistier, eyedropper, eyedroppers