tearless

[ teer-lis ]

adjective

1. not weeping or shedding tears. tear.
2. unable to shed tears. tear.

Other Words From

• tearless·ly adverb
• tearless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tearless¹

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

Example Sentences

I was feeling fairly tough and moderately tearless until sorting night.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

During the six-hour flight back to London I sat bolt upright, tearless and unable to eat, drink or even visit the loo.

From The Guardian

We see mothers in fierce, tearless overdrive, like figures from Shakespearean tragedy.

From The Guardian

Often when I held him, he cried, a thin, desperate, tearless wail.

From The Guardian