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Solicitude vs Solicitousness - What's the difference?

solicitude | solicitousness |

As nouns the difference between solicitude and solicitousness

is that solicitude is the state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety while solicitousness is the state or quality of being solicitous.

solicitude

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
  • A feeling of excessive concern.

    • Related terms

    * solicit * solicitation * solicitor * solicitous

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    solicitousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being solicitous.