solicitous

adj.

1. 1. Anxious or concerned: a solicitous parent.
   2. Expressing care or concern: made solicitous inquiries about our family. See synonyms at thoughtful.
2. Full of desire; eager.
3. Marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness.
4. Extremely careful; meticulous: solicitous in matters of behavior.

[Latin sollicitus : sollus, entire + citus, past participle of ciēre, to set in motion.]

solicitously so·lic'i·tous·ly adv.
solicitousness so·lic'i·tous·ness n.

adjective

1. In a state of anxiety or uneasiness: agitated, anxious, concerned, distressed, nervous, uneasy, unsettled. See feelings.
2. Intensely desirous or interested: agog, ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, eager, impatient, keen¹, thirsting, thirsty. Informal raring. Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing. See concern/unconcern.
3. Full of polite concern for the well-being of others: attentive, considerate, courteous, gallant, polite, thoughtful. See careful/careless, treat well/treat badly/treat.

adj

Definition: worried
Antonyms: easy-going, laid-back, unafraid, unworried

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IN BRIEF: Apprehensive. Also: Carefully willing.

A good conscience fears no witness, but a guilty conscience is solicitous even in solitude. — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ivrig, omsorgsfuld, omhyggelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezorgd, voorzichtig, ongeduldig

Français (French)
adj. - plein de sollicitude, soucieux, attentionné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - besorgt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πονετικός, περίφροντις

Italiano (Italian)
premuroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desejoso (m), solicito (m), preocupado (m), apreensivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
проявляющий заботу, жаждущий (чего-л.), стремящийся (к чему-л.), озабоченный (о выражении лица)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - solícito, atento, preocupado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - angelägen att göra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热心的, 热切期望的, 渴望的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱心的, 熱切期望的, 渴望的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 세심한, 노상 ~하려고 하는, 걱정하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 心配する, 切望する, ひどく…したがる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قلق, جزع, تواق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דואג ל-, חרד ל-, להוט, חפץ, משתוקק‬

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