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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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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.
The meaning of SOLICITOUS is manifesting or expressing solicitude. How to use solicitous in a sentence. Did you know?
If someone is solicitous, they are entirely set in motion caring for you. Your neighbors are solicitous if they try to help your family out all the time. Use this word too if you're eager to do something. A good student will be solicitous to appear interested in what the teacher says — even when it's not that interesting.
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.
Solicitous definition: anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause). See examples of SOLICITOUS used in a sentence.
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.
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.
