Adjective : the tearful story of his poverty.    From Dictionary.com. 

He had a name for the tearfulness and splendor of his eloquence.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People] Reference

For example, they move quickly from tearfulness to laughter or then to angry outbursts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference

‘He said I was to come, and I went,’ she said, as well as she could for tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid] Reference

For a few days of acute upset, and then a much longer period of the longing, the tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Emotional Pain Necessary?] Reference

Typical examples include tearfulness during a manic episode or racing thoughts during a depressive episode.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diagnosing Sarah Barracuda; Borderline? Bipolar?] Reference

And, in one small but unforgettable moment of tearfulness, Biden revealed himself to be profoundly and genuinely human.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laney Margolis: Chick-Flick Club Falls in Love with Joe Biden] Reference

They rolled off the roof of her mouth climbed there from memory or from a table where empty cups glistened with tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barbara Guest] Reference

Video: Boehner talks about tearfulness: 'It's who I am'.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

A man never quite gets used to the tearfulness of women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indian Summer] Reference

The witness here began to show more signs of tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Mayor's Parlour] Reference

Tender to tearfulness -- childlike, and manly, and motherly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference

"Well, what did yer ask me for?" said Henry with hasty tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant] Reference

But the voice in which she now spoke to him was far enough from tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Odd Women] Reference

"The sinners in Zion are afraid, tearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet] Reference

He wept with feminine fluency, nor did his tearfulness seem out of character.    From Wordnik.com.  [Idolatry A Romance] Reference

They should have celebrated his tearfulness and argued for gender equity in crying.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

She exclaims with pathetic tearfulness, obviously forcing the note of motherhood a little.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II] Reference

"There's not as much of a tendency toward tearfulness or feelings of hopelessness," she says.    From Wordnik.com.  [YubaNet.com] Reference

Any procession, no matter how humble, puts me into a state of mingled exaltation and tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Patient Observer And His Friends] Reference

As for Josephine, she has been mooning about the house all day in a state of chronic tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Opinions of a Philosopher] Reference

As drawn by Borrow, with her strong arm, lion-like courage and tender tearfulness, she is unique.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of George Borrow]

There was no tearfulness in it; it trembled a little; it seemed to come indeed from a withered heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wide, Wide World] Reference

Thus, the old gentleman was useful to Sally, during several days, as an explanation of her tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Claimant] Reference

She was pale, and inclined to tearfulness, for the situation tired her fortitude in a degree Denzil could not estimate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denzil Quarrier] Reference

Our mood may be affected causing emotional disturbances, which may manifest as anger, tearfulness, anxiety or depression.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Barbara tried to put on a sceptical expression, but failed; Madeline was sunk in trouble; Zillah showed signs of tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Emancipated] Reference

"Ah -- that's owing to an accident -- a misunderstanding; and we won't argue it," Tess answered, with tearfulness in her words.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference

Jude without, but he could see her face distinctly, and there was an unmistakable tearfulness about the dark, long-lashed eyes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jude the Obscure] Reference

'Ah -- that's owing to an accident -- a misunderstanding; and we won't argue it, 'Tess answered, with tearfulness in her words.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference

Felix told his story, feeling it too much not to make it lame, and with the tearfulness trembling in his voice and eyes all the time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pillars of the House, V1] Reference

As far as emotional symptoms are concerned, some women can experience mood swings, ranging from tearfulness and irritability to depression.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entertainment - Female First] Reference

Did Mom ever realize her role in Susan’s tearfulness?.    From Wordnik.com.  [You’re a Better Parent Than You Think!] Reference

Just as of old, save for the tearfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Riley Love-Lyrics] Reference