'Solicitous' definitions:
Definition of 'solicitous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"
adjective
Showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"
Definition of 'Solicitous'
From: GCIDE
- Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See Solicit, v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. "Solicitous of my reputation." --Dryden. "He was solicitous for his advice." --Calerendon. [1913 Webster]
- Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adv. -- {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'solicitous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- accommodative,
- affable,
- agitated,
- agreeable,
- all-overish,
- anxious,
- anxioused up,
- apprehensive,
- ardent,
- athirst,
- attentive,
- avid,
- bothered,
- careful,
- caring,
- cautious,
- circumspect,
- civil,
- complaisant,
- concerned,
- considerate,
- courteous,
- curious,
- deferential,
- delicate,
- desirous,
- disquieted,
- disturbed,
- eager,
- earnest,
- fair,
- fearful,
- foreboding,
- graceful,
- gracious,
- heedful,
- helpful,
- impatient,
- in a pucker,
- in a stew,
- indulgent,
- keen,
- lenient,
- loving,
- mindful,
- mindful of others,
- misgiving,
- nervous,
- obliging,
- on tenterhooks,
- overanxious,
- overapprehensive,
- perturbed,
- polite,
- raring,
- regardful,
- respectful,
- strained,
- suspenseful,
- tactful,
- tender,
- tense,
- thirsty,
- thoughtful,
- tolerant,
- troubled,
- uneasy,
- urbane,
- worried,
- zealous