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tearless

American  
[teer-lis] / ˈtɪər lɪs /

adjective

  1. not weeping or shedding tears.

  2. unable to shed tears.


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Etymology

Origin of tearless

First recorded in 1585–95; tear 1 + -less

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One or two news photos would show her with swollen eyes, but tearless.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2022

“I know that you love me,” Winger tells him, sitting up in bed with wide, blue, tearless eyes.

From Slate May 4, 2021

“Death of the self in a long, tearless night, / All natural shapes blazing unnatural light.”

From The New Yorker Mar. 20, 2019

It might also be the succinct user’s manual for this meandering, deliberate and tearless — yet oddly moving — western vehicle, which is both slow and, as gunslinger movies tend to be, action packed.

From Washington Post May 20, 2015

And the angel was sobbing tearless, broken sobs.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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