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solicitude
/səˈlɪsɪˌtud/
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What does solicitude mean?
noun
- The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
- Special or pronounced concern or attention.
- A cause of anxiety or concern.
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IPA pronunciation
/səˈlɪsɪˌtud/
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Those of them which have colonies in America look forward to what this country is capable of becoming, with painful solicitude.
These points formed her chief solicitude in anticipating her removal from Uppercross, where she felt she had been stationed quite long enough.
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She lets this pass, perhaps without hearing it, for solicitude about her silk has hurried her to the wardrobe where it hangs.
A purchased vegetable is never the same as one taken from a man’s own soil and representing his own effort and solicitude.
It was full of solicitude, and a kind of secret gratitude, as if to thank her for some inexpressible pleasure of the heart.