solicitousness

noun

Definition of solicitousnessnext
as in carefulness
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility the touching solicitousness with which he watched over his younger brother

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  1. kindness
  2. solicitude
  3. concern
  4. care
Noun
  • As a result, kindness in the workplace is essential.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • One last knock at the door reveals that her kindness has been contagious.
    Jennifer Hubert Swan, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Nature has made this a necessity: Without constant care and solicitude, an infant will die.
    Roxana Robinson, TIME, 18 July 2024
  • This idea will add the inducements of philanthropy to those of patriotism, to heighten the solicitude which all considerate and good men must feel for the event.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
Definition of solicitude
Noun
  • However, experts have raised concerns about the costs of scrapping income taxes on Social Security checks and how the program’s finances would be impacted.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Barr raises concerns that forms of defective asparaginase are distributed by companies in India and that these defective medicines are probably re-directed from China without adequate quality controls along the way.
    David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of concern
Noun
  • Skin Check An insider’s guide to all things skin care.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This includes continuous streams of data generated over extended periods and longitudinal care involving multiple modalities (therapy, medication, lifestyle interventions) that require integration for comprehensive care.
    Surabhi Bhandari, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of care
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