Solicitous

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

adjective

Solicitous

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

adjective

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Imagine This

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.