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solicitude

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈlɪsɪˌt(j)uːd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 L IH1 S IH0 T UW2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Special or pronounced concern or attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A cause of anxiety or concern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a feeling of excessive concern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: solicitousness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concern

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِنَايَة (ʕināya) — anxiety
  • Arabic: رِعايَة (riʕāya) — anxiety
  • Azerbaijani: inayət — anxiety
  • Bulgarian: притеснение (pritesnenie) — anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焦慮 /焦虑 (jiāolǜ) — anxiety
  • Dutch: onrust — anxiety
  • Northern Kurdish: inayet — anxiety
  • Latin: sollicitūdō — anxiety
  • Persian: عنایت ('enâyat) — anxiety
  • Romanian: solicitudine — anxiety
  • Russian: обеспоко́енность (obespokójennostʹ) — anxiety
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomagain — anxiety
  • Spanish: solicitud — anxiety
  • Turkish: inayet — anxiety
  • Ukrainian: занепокоєність (zanepokojenistʹ) — anxiety
  • Ukrainian: стурбованість (sturbovanistʹ) — anxiety
  • Urdu: عنایت ('ināyat) — anxiety
  • Uzbek: inoyat — anxiety
  • Arabic: عِنَايَة (ʕināya) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Arabic: رِعايَة (riʕāya) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Bulgarian: загриженост (zagriženost) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Dutch: bezorgdheid — feeling of excessive concern
  • Irish: anchúram — feeling of excessive concern
  • Māori: pairuri — feeling of excessive concern
  • Romanian: solicitudine — feeling of excessive concern
  • Russian: озабо́ченность (ozabóčennostʹ) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Russian: забо́та (zabóta) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Russian: забо́тливость (zabótlivostʹ) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomagain — feeling of excessive concern
  • Ukrainian: турбота (turbota) — feeling of excessive concern
  • Ukrainian: піклування (pikluvannja) — feeling of excessive concern