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# solicitous

adjective (solicitous, more solicitous); adverb solicitously

«solicitous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Caring and anxious about someone's health, comfort or happiness; very attentive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#m1)
2. (formal) Eager or anxious to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and formal writing a solicitous nurse, host or friend fusses kindly over someone. It is a «stiff exam voice» word for «caring» or «attentive». Phrases: «solicitous of», «solicitous about».

### Examples

- The nurse was solicitous, checking on us every hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x1)
- He was solicitous about his grandmother's health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x2)
- The waiter was solicitous, refilling our water glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x3)
- She asked solicitously whether I was warm enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x4)
- The host was solicitous of every guest's comfort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x5)
- Our neighbour was very solicitous when Mum was ill, bringing soup every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/#x6)

### Note

Formal; say «suh-LISS-ih-tus». Noun: «solicitude». Related to «solicitor» (a lawyer in the UK) only in origin; they do not mean the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «solicitous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solicitous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/solicitous.html) on Mova free.