'Tearfulness' definitions:

Definition of 'tearfulness'

(from WordNet)
noun
Sadness expressed by weeping [syn: weepiness, tearfulness]

Definition of 'Tearfulness'

From: GCIDE
  • Tearful \Tear"ful\, a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. -- {Tear"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]