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solicitude

[suh-lis-i-tood, -tyood] / səˈlɪs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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Indeed, goodness seems like too active a word for this novel; the principal virtue, instead, is solicitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In his review, Roger Ebert marveled at Bates’ talent for oscillating from “sweet solicitude to savage scorn.”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

We’d already called for a Lyft so we didn’t take them up on the offer but were still touched by their solicitude.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

And her jurisprudence reflected a lifelong solicitude for the outsiders and the underrepresented because she knew what it was like to be invisible.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2023

Jane’s solicitude about fetching her own letters had not escaped Emma.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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