solicitude

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English solicitude, from Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicitūdō (“anxiety”), from sollicitus, solicitus (“anxious, solicitous”). See solicitous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈlɪsɪˌt(j)uːd/ Hyphenation: so‧lic‧i‧tude === Noun === solicitude (usually uncountable, plural solicitudes) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== solicit solicitation solicitor solicitous ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “solicitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “solicitude”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “solicitude”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === isodulcite, leucitoids