[ noun ] a feeling of excessive concern <noun.feeling>
Solicitude \So*lic"i*tude\, n. [F. sollicitude,r L. sollicitudo.] The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.
The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude and outward shows. --Sir W. Raleigh.
The mother looked at her with fond solicitude. --G. W. Cable.
Syn: Carefulness; concern; anxiety. See {Care}.
Most did not budge as Mr Cran explained the workings of withholding tax. The few who left paused to bestow upon their idol a look of tender solicitude.
Nor is their solicitude for criminal defendants limited to leniency in sentencing.