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Solicitous

Showing care or concern; eager or anxious to help or please; attentive and thoughtful toward others.

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Imagine a nurse visiting a patient in a hospital. The nurse moves pillows, offers water, and asks 'Is there anything else you need?' every few minutes, clearly caring and attentive.

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Sounds Like

suh-LIS-i-tuhs

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Looks Like

looks like 'solicit' + 'ous' (adjective form); related to 'solicitude'.

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Remember This

Solicitude is the noun form for care or concern; 'solicitous' shares the same Latin root as 'solicitude' and 'solicit' (to seek or request).

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Other Forms

solicitouslyadverb

solicitudenoun

solicitousnessnoun

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Connect With

care, concern, attentiveness, consideration, solicitude, solicit

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Note

Use with 'about' or 'for' to indicate what someone is concerned about (solicitous about someone's health). Do not confuse with 'solicit' (to ask for or entice); the latter is a different sense and origin.

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Examples

The hostess was solicitous about every guest’s comfort, ensuring they had blankets and a warm drink.
She was solicitous for her friend’s safety after the storm and checked in repeatedly throughout the night.

Synonyms

caringattentiveconcernedconsideratemindful

Antonyms

indifferentunconcernedapatheticcallous

Etymology

From Latin sollicitus 'worried, anxious', from sollicitare 'to disturb, excite' (the same root that gives solicit and solicitude).

Mnemonic

Mnemonic: Full of solicitude. Remember that solicitous people are full of care and concern, i.e., they are 'full of solicitude.'

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