Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Lachrymatory |
LachrymatoryAdjective1. Relating to or prompting tears. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lachrymatory" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references) |
Etymology: Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, noun; plural ries. [Compare to the French expression lacrymatoire.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: LachrymatorySynonym: lacrimatory (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Lamentation | Mourning, weeds, willow, cypress, crape, deep mourning; sackcloth and ashes; lachrymatory; knell; deep death song, dirge, coronach, nenia, requiem, elegy, epicedium; threne; monody, threnody; jeremiad, jeremiade; ullalulla. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lachrymatory |
| English words defined with "lachrymatory": Lacrymal, Lacrymose ♦ ries. (references) |
Expression using "lachrymatory": lachrymatory shell. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lachrymatory | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lachrymatory"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lotsjellës (tear). (various references) | |
Arabic | دامع (blear, moist, tearful, watering, watery, weeping). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сълзотворен, сълзлив (lachrymal, lachrymose, soupy, watery), лакриматориум (lachrymal). (various references) | |
Czech | slzný. (various references) | |
Danish | taaregas (lachrymatory gas). (various references) | |
Dutch | traangas (harassing agent, lachrymatory gas, tear gas). (various references) | |
French | larmoyant, lacrymogène. (various references) | |
German | Traenengas (lachrymatory gas). (various references) | |
Greek | δακρυγόνο αέριο (lachrymatory gas, tear gas). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מ"מיע. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kis római illatszeres edény, könnyfakasztó (lachrymose). (various references) | |
Italian | lacrimogeno (lachrymatory gas). (various references) | |
Manx | jeir-gheintynagh, jeir (lachrymal, spot, tear, teardrop). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | achrymatorylay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lacrimatório (lachrymal), lacrimal (lachrymose, lacrimal, larrikin). (various references) | |
Romanian | lacrimogen (namby-pamby, tear-exciting). (various references) | |
Russian | слезоточивый (teary), слезница (lachrymal). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | suzni (lachrymal), maramica (bandanna, handkerchief, hanky, napkin, tunica), koji izaziva suze (lachrymose). (various references) | |
Spanish | lacrimatorio (lachrymal). (various references) | |
Turkish | göz yaşartıcı (lachrymose). (various references) | |
Ukranian | сльозоточивий, слізниця (lachrymal). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | l m chảy nước mắt. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Lachrymatory" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lachrimator, lachrimatory. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "lachrymatory" (pronounced 'Lach"ry*ma*to*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry, Alveary, Alveolary, Amatory, Ambagitory, Ambry, Amburry, Amendatory, Amphigory, Amplificatory, Anabaptistry, Ancestry, Ancientry, Ancillary, Anemometry, Angelolatry, Angry, Annihilatory, Annotatory, Annuary, Annularry, Annulary, Annunciatory, Anthropolatry, Anthropometry, Anticipatory, Antidotary, Antimasonry, Antiphonary, Anury, Apiary, Apomecometry, Apothecary, Appellatory, Applicatory, Apprecatory, Appreciatory, Approbatory, Aratory, Arbitrary, Arborary, Archdeaconry, Areometry, Argentry, Armamentary, Armillary, Armory, Arrectary, Artistry, Aspiratory, Assentatory, Assertory, Asseveratory, Assimilatory, Astrictory, Astrolatry, Astrometry, Astrophotometry, Asymmetry, Atmiatry, Atrabiliary, Attry, Auctary, Auctionary, Augury, Aumbry, Aumery, Auncetry, Auscultatory, Autolatry, Auxiliatory, Aviary, Avowry, Avowtry, Aweary, Awry, Axillary, Babblery, Baboonery, Bachelry, Baculometry, Balladry, Ballatry, Balloonry, Balneary, Balneatory, Baneberry, Baptisteries, Baptistery, Baptistry, Barbary, Barberry, Barometry, Barratry, Barry, Basketry, Bathymetry, Bawdry, Beadlery, Bearberry, Bedelry, Belfry, Benedictionary, Benedictory, Bestiary, Bibitory, Bibliolatry, Bibliothecary, Bicentenary, Bigotry, Bijoutry, Bilberry, Biliary, Biochemistry, Biometry, Bistoury, Blackberry, Blaeberry, Blazonry, Bleaberry, Blindstory, Blomary, Bloomary, Blueberry, Blurry, Bob-cherry, Bogberry, Boilary, Bombastry, Bonitary, Bottomry, BOUNDARY, Boxberry, Breviary, Brothelry, Bummery, Bunchberry, Burglary, Bursary, Cachinnatory, Caducary, Calcinatory, Calculatory, Calendary, Calorimetry, Calumniatory, Calvary, Cambistry, Camelry, Cannonry, Canonry, Cantatory, Caperberry, Captainry, Caravansary, Cardioinhibitory, Cardiometry, Carnary, Carpellary, Carpentry, Cartulary, Cassioberry, Cassowary, Castlery, Casuistry, Category, Cautionary, Cautionry, Cavalry, Cavitary, Cedry, Cementatory, Cenatory, Centaury, Centry, Century, Cephalometry, Cessionary, Chandry, Chantry, Chapelry, Charlatanry, Charry, Chartulary, Cheerry, Chiccory, Chicory, Chivalry, Chlorimetry, Chlorometry, Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Choltry, Chorometry, Choultry, Chowry, Chrismatory, Chronometry, Chylificatory, Ciliary, Cinerary, Circulary, Circumgyratory, Circumlocutory, Citatory, Classificatory, Clerstory, Clinometry, Cloudberry, Coagulatory, Cochleary, Codicillary, Collegatary, Collusory, Collutory, Colorimetry, Columbary, Cometary, Comicry, Commandatory, Commandry, Commemoratory, Commendatary, Commentary, Comminatory, Commissary, Commonitory, Communicatory, Compellatory, Compensatory, Competitory, Complexionary, Complimentary, Compulsatory, Compulsory, Comradery, Concessionary, Concessory, Conchometry, Conchyliometry, Conciliatory, Concionatory, Conclusory, Concretionary, Condemnatory, Conditory, Condolatory, Conductory, Confabulatory, Confectory, Confessary, Confirmatory, Confiscatory, Congiary, Congratulatory, Conjury, Consecratory, Consignatary, Consignatory, Constabulatory, Consuetudinary, Consulary, Consultary, Consultatory, Contrarry, Contributary, Controversary, Conventionary, Coparcenary, Coplatry, Coquetry, Corollary, Correctory, Corrivalry, Corroboratory, Corrobory, Cosmolatry, Cosmometry, Costmary, Cottonary, Cotyledonary, Counterfleury, Counterflory, Cousinry, Coventry, Cowberry, Cowries, Cowry, Coxcombry, Cranberry, Craniometry, Criminatory, Crinatory, Crinitory, Crociary, Crowberry, Crystallometry, Cubatory, Cuckoldry, Culinary, Culpatory, Cursorary, Cursory, Cussuetudinary, Custumary, Cyclometry, Cymry, Dairy, Damnatory, Dangleberry, Dare-deviltry, Datary, Deaconry, Decennary, Deceptory, Decisory, Declamatory, Declaratory, Declinatory, Decretory, Decry, Decury, Deerberry, Defamatory, Defensory, Defiatory, Deglutitory, Dehortatory, Dejectory, Delegatory, Deletory, Delineatory, Delusory, Demissionary, Demonolatry, Demonry, Demonstratory, Dentary, Dentistry, Denunciatory, Dephlegmatory, Depilatory, Depletory, Depositary, Depository, Deprecatory, Depreciatory, Depredatory, Depulsory, Depuratory, Depurgatory. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-l-m-o-r-r-t-y-y" | |
-1 letter: lachrymator. | |
-3 letters: mayoralty. | |
-4 letters: achromat, harlotry, martyrly, thoracal, trachoma. | |
-5 letters: alchymy, amatory, camorra, carroty, catarrh, chromyl, crayola, lactary, marcato, martyry, mayoral, mortary, royalty, tramcar, trochal, trochar. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 63 68 72 79 6D 61 74 6F 72 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .- -.-. .... .-. -.--. -- .- - --- .-. -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01100011 01101000 01110010 01111001 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a c h r y m a t o r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 0063 0068 0072 0079 006D 0061 0074 006F 0072 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)466769748491796786818491 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
