Solicitousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See
     {Solicit}, v. t.]
     Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or
     to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
     "Solicitous of my reputation." --Dryden. "He was solicitous
     for his advice." --Calerendon.


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           Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not
           solicitous about the future.             --Jer. Taylor.
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           The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not
           enough solicitous to finish the fortifications.
                                                    --Clarendon.
     [1913 Webster] -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adv. --
     {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  solicitousness
       n : a feeling of excessive concern [syn: {solicitude}]