different between thought vs solicitude

English

Alternative forms

• thowt (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English thought, itho?t, from Old English þ?ht, ?eþ?ht, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanht? (“thought”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Scots thocht (“thought”), Saterland Frisian Toacht (“thought”), West Frisian dacht (“attention, regard, thought”), Dutch gedachte (“thought”), German Andacht (“reverence, devotion, prayer”), Icelandic þóttur (“thought”). Related to thank.

Pronunciation

• enPR: thôt
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t/
• Rhymes: -??t
• (US) IPA^(key): /??t/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??t/
• (Inland Northern American) IPA^(key): /??t/
• Homophone: thot (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Noun

thought (countable and uncountable, plural thoughts)

1. (countable) Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
2. (uncountable) The operation by which such forms arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
   • a. 1983', Paul Fix (attributed quote)

     The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.

3. (uncountable) A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).

4. (uncountable, now dialectal) Anxiety, distress.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

thought

1. simple past tense and past participle of think

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thoughte, thougt, thouhte, thoute
• thogt, thohte, thogh

Etymology

From Old English þ?ht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?xt/, /??u?xt/

Noun

thought (plural thoughtes)

1. product of mental activity

Descendants

• English: thought
• Scots: thocht
• Yola: thaugkt

References

• “thought, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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)

1. The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
2. Special or pronounced concern or attention.
3. 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