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Solicitous vs Uneasy - What's the difference?

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Solicitous is a related term of uneasy.


As adjectives the difference between solicitous and uneasy

is that solicitous is disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful while uneasy is (rare) not easy; difficult or uneasy can be restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.

solicitous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
  • Solicitous of my reputation. -.
    He was solicitous for his advice. -.
    Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. - .
    The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. -.
  • Anxious or concerned (usually followed by about'', ''for , etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
  • Derived terms

    * solicitously * solicitousness

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    uneasy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) unesy, equivalent to ; see uneath.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (rare) Not easy; difficult.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) unesy, . More at .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
  • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
    I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
  • Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
  • Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.