The power of language is intriguing in its peculiarities and its surprises. Some words glide effortlessly off the tongue, as if they were meant to be said. They have a smooth rhythm and ease that make ...

“The Tears of History: From Kishinev to Pittsburgh,” by the renowned French historian Pierre Birnbaum, takes its title from the work of the influential Jewish-American historian Salo Baron. In ...

Chamber Requiem by the internationally celebrated composer Jeffrey Ching was appropriately lambent (the dictionary defines the word as “glowing with a soft radiance”) and lachrymose—although built ...

Definition of LACHRYMOSE • Dictionary meaning of lachrymose • Words with similar meaning as lachrymose ...

Word of the Day: Some words feel heavy the moment you say them. Lachrymose is one of those, soft in sound, but soaked in feeling. Today's word of the day is an adjective that captures a mood most of ...