different between foreboding vs solicitude
foreboding
English
Alternative forms
- forboding (much less commonly used)
Etymology
From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- +? boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).
Noun
foreboding (plural forebodings)
- A sense of evil to come.
- Synonym: augury
- An evil omen.
Translations
Adjective
foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
- Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
Verb
foreboding
- present participle of forebode
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solicitude
English
Etymology
From Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicit?d? (“anxiety”), from sollicitus, solicitus (“anxious, solicitous”). See solicitous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??l?s??t(j)u?d/
- Hyphenation: so?lic?i?tude
Noun
solicitude (usually uncountable, plural solicitudes)
- The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
- Special or pronounced concern or attention.
- A cause of anxiety or concern.
Related terms
- solicit
- solicitation
- solicitor
- solicitous
Translations
Further reading
- solicitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- solicitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- solicitude at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- isodulcite, leucitoids
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