/ səˈlɪsɪtjuːd; NAmE -tuːd/ noun
[ U ] solicitude (for sb/sth) ( formal ) anxious care for sb's comfort, health or happiness :
I was touched by his solicitude for the boy.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French sollicitude , from Latin sollicitudo , from sollicitus anxious, from sollus entire + citus (past participle of ciere set in motion).