solicitude

[ suh-lis-i-tood, -tyood ]
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noun
  1. the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.

  2. solicitudes, causes of anxiety or care.

  1. an attitude expressing excessive attentiveness: to show great solicitude about his wife's health.

Origin of solicitude

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin sollicitūdō uneasiness of mind, derivative of sollicitus agitated. See solicit, -tude

Other words for solicitude

Other words from solicitude

  • self-so·lic·i·tude, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for solicitude

solicitude

/ (səˈlɪsɪˌtjuːd) /


noun
  1. the state or quality of being solicitous

  2. (often plural) something that causes anxiety or concern

  1. anxiety or concern

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