so*lic"it*ous*ness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 advice." --Calerendon. [1913 Webster]
Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] -- So*lic"it*ous*ly, adv. -- So*lic"it*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]