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alacrima

/eɪˈlækɹɪmə/

alacrima noun: a congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or deficiency of tear production).

Noun

alacrima (uncountable)

  1. A congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or deficiency of tear production).
    Synonyms:
    hypolacrima

alacrima meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

alacrima in Tamil

கண்ணீர் சுரப்பின்மை

alacrima in Kannada

ಕಂಬನಿಸುರಿಕೊರೆ, ಕಣ್ಣೀರುಸುರಿಕೊರೆ

alacrima in Indonesian

congenital inability to produce tears
alakrima

Synonyms of alacrima

Forms of alacrima

alternative formalacrimia

Origin of alacrima

From a- + Latin lacrima (“tear”).

Questions about alacrima

What does alacrima mean?
Alacrima means a congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or deficiency of tear production).
What is alacrima in Tamil?
Alacrima in Tamil is கண்ணீர் சுரப்பின்மை. See Alacrima meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alacrima?
Alacrima is a noun.
How do you pronounce alacrima?
Alacrima is pronounced /eɪˈlækɹɪmə/.

Words near alacrima in the dictionary

  1. alacranite
  2. alacrified
  3. alacrifies
  4. alacrify
  5. alacrifying
  6. alacrima
  7. alacrimia
  8. alacrious
  9. alacriously
  10. alacriousness
  11. alacrities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alacrima (page history and authors); alacrima (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alacrima (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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