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SOLICITOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solicitousness mean?
• SOLICITOUSNESS (noun)
The noun SOLICITOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of excessive concern
Familiarity information: SOLICITOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of excessive concern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
solicitousness; solicitude
Hypernyms ("solicitousness" is a kind of...):
concern (a feeling of sympathy for someone or something)
Derivation:
solicitous (showing hovering attentiveness)
solicitous (full of anxiety and concern)
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