teariness
Eyes brimming over
Teariness is the state of having tears forming in one's eyes, or the quality of being prone to such emotion.
It suggests eyes that are moist or brimming but not necessarily weeping: She noticed a teariness in his voice as he spoke about his late mother.
The word captures that threshold moment before actual crying begins.
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- cryingEmotional tear release
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- lachrymoseProne to crying
mournful · welling up · choked up · moved to tears · touched · overwhelmed · bittersweet · poignancy
Excess moisture in vision
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- dustFine settled particles
smoke · onions · dry eye · eye drops · redness · stinging · burning · blurry vision
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
lamentation · grieving · inconsolable · condolences · heartbreak · devastation · keening · raw emotion
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- cryingEmotional tear release
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
lachrymose · mournful · welling up · choked up · moved to tears · touched · overwhelmed · bittersweet · poignancy · tenderness
watery eyes
Excess moisture in vision
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
dust · smoke · onions · dry eye · eye drops · redness · stinging · burning · blurry vision · rubbing eyes
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · lamentation · grieving · inconsolable · condolences · heartbreak · devastation · keening · raw emotion · eulogy
tearinesscomposure
Emotional self-control
stoicism · emotional restraint · impassivity · unflappability · equanimity