Solicitude
[sə'lɪsɪtjuːd] or [sə'lɪsɪtud]
Definition
(n.) The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.
Editor: Yvonne
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Anxiety, care, carefulness, concern, trouble, perplexity.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Anxiety, concern, trouble, carefulness, uneasiness, care
ANT:Indifference, unconcern, carelessness, ease
Editor: Stu
Examples
- She masked her hatred of her husband under the cloak of a mother's solicitude for her son's future. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As for Jane Fairfax, she might at least relieve her feelings from any present solicitude on her account. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Jane's solicitude about fetching her own letters had not escaped Emma. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Their arrival seemed to afford him real satisfaction, and their comfort to be an object of real solicitude to him. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- There was employment, hope, solicitude, bustle, for every hour of the day. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- There spoke in its light a deep solicitude, some trouble, and some amaze. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When Maurice came to himself, he was lying on the grass inside the palisade, and Crispin was bending over him with the greatest solicitude. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She had lapsed into an easy and dignified calm, far removed from the intensity of life in her words of solicitude for Clym's safety. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In consequence of this hint, Lily found herself the centre of that feminine solicitude which envelops a young woman in the mating season. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The chief solicitude of the rich and of the ruler in the old civilization had been to keep up a supply of drudges. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I did not understand the object of his solicitude at the time, but, when we were about to start, he said: There, Grant, is a horse for you. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Tom regarded his gay, airy, handsome young master with an odd mixture of fealty, reverence, and fatherly solicitude. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He left me soothed, yet full of solicitude, breathing a wish, as strong as a prayer, that if I were wrong, Heaven would lead me right. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Plebeian, prince, and noble had one solicitude in common--they would not be forgotten! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Covetousness is ever attended with solicitude and anxiety. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- William was gone, and she now felt as if she had wasted half his visit in idle cares and selfish solicitudes unconnected with him. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Many vain solicitudes would be preventedmany awkwardnesses smoothed by it. Jane Austen. Emma.
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