be solicitous of something

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• Solicitous — So*lic it*ous, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See {Solicit}, v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. Solicitous of my reputation. Dryden. He was solicitous for his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• solicitous — adjective a) Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. Solicitous of my reputation. . b) Anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous… …   Wiktionary

• solicitous — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n A person who is solicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. [FORMAL] He was so solicitous of his guests. Derived words: solicitously ADV GRADED usu ADV with v He took her hand in… …   English dictionary

• solicitous — adjective showing interest or concern. ↘archaic eager or anxious to do something. Derivatives solicitously adverb solicitousness noun Origin C16: from L. sollicitus (see solicit) + ous …   English new terms dictionary

• Solicitously — Solicitous So*lic it*ous, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See {Solicit}, v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. Solicitous of my reputation. Dryden. He was solicitous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Solicitousness — Solicitous So*lic it*ous, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See {Solicit}, v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. Solicitous of my reputation. Dryden. He was solicitous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• attentive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Paying attention] Syn. observant, mindful, alert, intent; see observant 2 . 2. [Considerate] Syn. considerate, thoughtful, courteous, solicitous; see thoughtful 2 . See Synonym Study at thoughtful . II (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• care — n Care, concern, solicitude, anxiety, worry are comparable when meaning either a state of mind in which one is engrossed and troubled by something pertinent to oneself or another, or the pertinent thing that engrosses and troubles one. The same… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Twain, Mark — orig. Samuel Langhorne Clemens born Nov. 30, 1835, Florida, Mo., U.S. died April 21, 1910, Redding, Conn. U.S. humorist, writer, and lecturer. He grew up in Hannibal, Mo., on the Mississippi River. At age 13 he was apprenticed to a local printer …   Universalium