'Solicitousness' definitions:
Definition of 'solicitousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A feeling of excessive concern [syn: solicitude, solicitousness]
Definition of 'Solicitousness'
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]