Synonyms for solicitude
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Noun
1. Concern — the state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety
care, concern, anxiety, carefulness, uneasiness, apprehension, fear, feer US, fere UK, worry, thought, trouble, alarm, suspense, disquietude, misgiving, vexation, disquiet
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
Related words
- Word family
- solicit solicitation solicitor solicitous
Forms
- Plural
- solicitudes → cares, concerns, anxieties, carefulnesses…
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Solicitude involves especially the element of desire, not expressed in anxiety, and of hopefulness, not implied in care. A parent feels constant solicitude for his children's welfare, anxiety as to dangers that threaten it, with care to guard against them.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- concern Money is without a doubt my most pressing concern.
- anxiety I'm having an anxiety attack and I don't know why.
- uneasiness He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| solicitude | steady | |
| concern | steady | |
| anxiety | rising | |
| uneasiness | steady | |
| carefulness | steady | |
| solicitousness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- care1, fear1, fere, feer
- 5 letters
- worry2, alarm2
- 7 letters
- thought1, trouble2, concern2, anxiety4
- 8 letters
- suspense2, disquiet3, vexation
- 9 letters
- misgiving3
- 10 letters
- uneasiness4
- 11 letters
- carefulness3, disquietude
- 12 letters
- apprehension4
- 14 letters
- solicitousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sollicitude
- Italiano
- sollecitudine