solicitude
the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
solicitudes, causes of anxiety or care.
an attitude expressing excessive attentiveness: to show great solicitude about his wife's health.
Origin of solicitude
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Other words from solicitude
- self-so·lic·i·tude, noun
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How to use solicitude in a sentence
There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
Children's Ways | James SullyAbove all else he did not want Winifred to know that solicitude in her behalf had drawn him from the path of duty.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOur solicitude was now required solely for Joe, whose head was too deeply buried to be exhumed with so much facility.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAn offer which Jane received from a very honest, industrious, and thrifty jeweler, aroused anew a mother's maternal solicitude.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThen bending over Oliver, he helped to carry him up stairs with the care and solicitude of a woman.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for solicitude
/ (səˈlɪsɪˌtjuːd) /
the state or quality of being solicitous
(often plural) something that causes anxiety or concern
anxiety or concern
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