Adjacent Words

caring definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends" n
1: a loving feeling [syn: lovingness, caring]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. compassionate, esp. with reference to the professional care of the sick or elderly.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Care Care, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cared; p. pr. & vb. n. Caring.] [AS. cearian. See Care, n.] To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure. I would not care a pin, if the other three were in. --Shak. Master, carest thou not that we perish? --Mark. iv. 38. To care for. (a) To have under watchful attention; to take care of. (b) To have regard or affection for; to like or love. He cared not for the affection of the house. --Tennyson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic. He is a lovely boy, very gentle and caring. ...a loving, caring husband. ADJ 2. The caring professions are those such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives. (BRIT) The course is also suitable for those in the caring professions. ...the caring services. ADJ: ADJ n 3. see also care