tearfulness
Prone to crying
Tearfulness is the state or quality of being prone to tears.
It suggests a disposition toward crying, whether from emotion, sensitivity, or physical condition: The medication listed tearfulness as a side effect.
Unlike weeping, which describes an action, tearfulness describes a tendency or ongoing condition.
Emotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- snivelingTearful, pitiful complaining
whimpering · misty-eyed · red-eyed · teardrops · lachrymose · weepy · crybaby · tissues
Deep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
woefulness · despondency · forlornness · gloominess · heavyheartedness · plaintiveness · wistfulness · pathos
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- grievingFeeling sorrow after loss
condolence · funeral · eulogy · wake · memorial · keening · wailing · inconsolable
To let go
- reliefEasing of distress
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- healingRestoration of health
therapeutic · breakthrough · purging · outpouring · venting · pent-up · overwhelmed · flooding
Gentle, caring quality
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- soft-heartedReadily feeling sympathy
empathetic · sentimental · delicate · rawness · touchiness · hypersensitive
crying
Emotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
sniveling · whimpering · misty-eyed · red-eyed · teardrops · lachrymose · weepy · crybaby · tissues · handkerchief
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
anguish · woefulness · despondency · forlornness · gloominess · heavyheartedness · plaintiveness · wistfulness · pathos · tristesse
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
grieving · condolence · funeral · eulogy · wake · memorial · keening · wailing · inconsolable · bereft
release
To let go
- reliefEasing of distress
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
healing · therapeutic · breakthrough · purging · outpouring · venting · pent-up · overwhelmed · flooding · surrendering
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
soft-hearted · empathetic · sentimental · delicate · rawness · touchiness · hypersensitive
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- hormonal symptomsmood swings, bloating, hot flashes, cramps, weight gain
- sentimentalitymawkish, schmaltzy, saccharine, treacly, cloying
- bipolar disordermania, hypomania, bipolar II, cyclothymia, manic episode
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
tearfulnessstoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
composure · dry-eyed · emotional restraint · impassivity · self-control
tearfulnesscheerfulness
State of bright spirits
joyfulness · mirthfulness · merriment · gaiety · lightheartedness
tearfulnessequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
poise · steadiness · unflappability · cool-headedness · level-headedness