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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLIC'ITUDE, n. [L. solicitude.] Carefulness; concern; anxiety; uneasiness of mind occasioned by the fear of evil or the desire of good. A man feels soliciude when his friend is sick. We feel solicitude for the success of an enterprise. With what solicitude should men seek to secure future happiness.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a feeling of excessive concern [syn: solicitude, solicitousness]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the state of being concerned and anxious b. attentive care and protectiveness; also an attitude of earnest concern or attention <expressed solicitude for his health> 2. a cause of care or concern — usually used in plural

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the state of being solicitous; solicitous behaviour. 2 anxiety or concern. Etymology: ME f. OF sollicitude f. L sollicitudo (as SOLICITOUS)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solicitude So*lic"i*tude, n. [F. sollicitude,r L. sollicitudo.] The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Solicitude is anxious concern for someone. (FORMAL) He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Anxiety, care, carefulness, concern, trouble, perplexity.

Moby Thesaurus

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