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- Dictionarysolicitous/səˈlɪsɪtəs/
adjective
- 1. characterized by or showing interest or concern: "she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students"
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The meaning of SOLICITOUS is manifesting or expressing solicitude. How to use solicitous in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. formal uk / səˈlɪs.ɪ.təs / us / səˈlɪs.ɪ.t̬əs / Add to word list. showing care and helpful attention to someone: He made a solicitous enquiry after her health. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kind & thoughtful. accommodatingly. attentively. attentiveness. cooperatively. diplomacy. diplomatically. eunoia. motherly.
adjective. formal us / səˈlɪs.ɪ.t̬əs / uk / səˈlɪs.ɪ.təs / Add to word list. showing care and helpful attention to someone: He made a solicitous inquiry after her health. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kind & thoughtful. accommodatingly. attentively. attentiveness. cooperatively. diplomacy. diplomatically. eunoia. motherly.
When you hear the word solicitous, think of your mom — attentive, caring, and concerned. It's nice when your waiter gives you good service, but if he or she is solicitous, the hovering might annoy you.
adjective. A person who is solicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. [formal] He was so solicitous of his guests. [ + of] Synonyms: concerned, caring, attentive, careful More Synonyms of solicitous. solicitously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He took her hand in greeting and asked solicitously how everything was.
Solicitous definition: anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause). See examples of SOLICITOUS used in a sentence.
adj. 1. anxious or concerned: solicitous about a person's health. 2. anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others. 3. eager: always solicitous to please.
