teary
English
/ˈtɪəɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
- Of eyes, filled with tears.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tery suffix from English tear (rend, liquid, rip).
Origin
English
tear
Gloss
rend, liquid, rip
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
液
Emoji
💧
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betear English
- fortear English
- microtear English
- retear English
- tear English
- tear-mouth English
- tear-throat English
- tearable English
- tearabout English
- tearaway English
- teardown English
- teardrop English
- tearer English
- tearest English
- teareth English
- tearful English
- tearily English
- teariness English
- tearjerker English
- tearjerking English
- tearless English
- tearlike English
- tearpit English
- tearproof English
- tearsheet English
- tearsome English
- tearstain English
- tearstained English
- tearstreaked English
- tearstrip English
- tearthumb English
- totear English
- uptear English
- tere Middle English
- teren Middle English
- tery Middle English
- tear
- uptear
- tearer
- retear
- betear
- totear
- tearpit
- teareth
- tearful
- fortear
- tearily
- tearest
- tearless
- tearable
- teardrop
- tearsome
- tearlike
- tearaway
- teardown
- tearthumb
- tearstain
- tearstrip
- teariness
- tearabout
- tearproof
- tearsheet
- microtear
- tear-mouth
- tearjerker
- tearstained
- tearjerking
- tear-throat
- tearstreaked