noun · uncountable · rare

solicitude

so·lic·i·tude

занепокоєність, стурбованість, турбота, піклування

обеспокоенность, озабоченность, забота, заботливость

The state of being solicitousThe state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.

/səˈlɪsɪˌt(j)uːd/

» As a stranger in a strange land, the sporadic solicitude from friends can be especially heart-warming.

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable, usually)The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
обеспоко́енностьobespokójennostʹ
занепокоєністьzanepokojenistʹ, стурбованістьsturbovanistʹ
(uncountable, usually)Special or pronounced concern or attention.
a feeling of excessive concern
(uncountable, usually)A cause of anxiety or concern.
озабо́ченностьozabóčennostʹ, забо́таzabóta, забо́тливостьzabótlivostʹ
турботаturbota, піклуванняpikluvannja

Examples

2 sentences

As a stranger in a strange land, the sporadic solicitude from friends can be especially heart-warming.
CC BY · Tatoeba · DaoSeng · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Each stone of this building was treated with as much care and solicitude as if it were a living creature.
CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

4 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

anxiety:

feeling of excessive concern:

Русский

By meaning 2

anxiety:

feeling of excessive concern:

Origin

From Middle English solicitude, from Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicitūdō (“anxi

From Middle English solicitude, from Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicitūdō (“anxiety”), from sollicitus, solicitus (“anxious, solicitous”). See solicitous.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source