Solicitude (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of excessive concern.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- Her solicitude for her children's well-being often kept her up at night, imagining all the things that could go wrong.
- His manager's solicitude for his employees' job satisfaction led him to frequently take them out for dinner and ask for their feedback.
- She felt a sense of solicitude every time her partner went skydiving, which made her question his decision to take up the sport.
- Her solicitude for the environment led her to spend hours researching ways to reduce her carbon footprint.
- His solicitous nature made him a great friend, but it also meant he often worried excessively about his friends' problems.