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Meaning of "oversolicitous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSOLICITOUS

oversolicitous  [ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSOLICITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversolicitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERSOLICITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oversolicitous in the English dictionary

The definition of oversolicitous in the dictionary is excessively solicitous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSOLICITOUS


acetous
ˈæsɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
complicitous
kəmˈplɪsɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
felicitous
fɪˈlɪsɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
infelicitous
ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəs
necessitous
nɪˈsɛsɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
solicitous
səˈlɪsɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Tacitus
ˈtæsɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
unsolicitous
ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSOLICITOUS

oversleep
oversleeve
overslept
overslip
overslow
oversman
oversmoke
oversoak
oversoft
oversold
oversoon
oversoul
oversow
overspecialise
overspecialize
overspeculate
overspeculation
overspend
overspender
overspending

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSOLICITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
calamitous
circuitous
compositous
declivitous
fatuitous
fortuitous
gratuitous
halitous
heteroclitous
iniquitous
momentous
obliquitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
spiritous
strepitous
vomitous

Synonyms and antonyms of oversolicitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversolicitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSOLICITOUS

Find out the translation of oversolicitous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oversolicitous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversolicitous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

oversolicitous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oversolicitous
570 millions of speakers

English

oversolicitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oversolicitous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

oversolicitous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

oversolicitous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oversolicitous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oversolicitous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´empressent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keceriaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oversolicitous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oversolicitous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oversolicitous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversolicitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oversolicitous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oversolicitous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठ्या प्रमाणावरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla meraklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oversolicitous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oversolicitous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

oversolicitous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oversolicitous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oversolicitous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oversolicitous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oversolicitous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oversolicitous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversolicitous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSOLICITOUS»

The term «oversolicitous» is used very little and occupies the 189.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSOLICITOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oversolicitous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oversolicitous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversolicitous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSOLICITOUS»

Discover the use of oversolicitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversolicitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Development of Shyness and Social Withdrawal
Rubin, Hastings, Stewart, Henderson, and Chen (1997) identified a pattern of overprotective control, or oversolicitous parenting, that includes intrusive and unnecessary micro- management of a child's independent activities, and strong ...
Kenneth H. Rubin, Robert J. Coplan, 2010
2
Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
Because every word in the main body of the work is Adler's, the outcome of our efforts, if we have been successful, should be the equivalent of a textbook by Adler on Individual Psychology, the name which he gave to his system.
Alfred Adler, 1964
3
Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
The disbelief of pain that often plagues patients with sickle cell disease when they interact with health care professionals may be encountered within the family. Conversely, parents may be overprotective and oversolicitous, undermining ...
Neil L. Schechter, Charles B. Berde, Myron Yaster, 2003
4
Child Analysis and Therapy
An adopting mother frequently tends to be oversolicitous to the baby and intolerant of its active strivings toward separation-individuation (Mahler 1968). In this regard, these mothers are not overtly different from many bloodkin mothers who ...
Jules Glenn, Melvin A. Scharfman, 1978
5
Parenting Stress, Marital Quality and Observed Parenting ...
Conceptually, oversolicitous parenting includes both high levels of intrusive control and high levels of warmth. How the variable has been operationalized, however, has changed over time. In their earliest work, “solicitous parents” showed ...
P. L. Umylny, 2008
6
Peer Relationships in Cultural Context
Finally, an oversolicitous approach to parenting is one that is both excessively warm and excessively controlling (see Rubin et al., 2003; Burgess et al., 2001). These parents are overly protective and controlling to the point of being intrusive.
Xinyin Chen, Doran C. French, Barry H. Schneider, 2006
7
Treatment Of The Borderline Adolescent: A Developmental Approach
The mother, instead of reacting realistically, came back with false oversolicitous sympathy and the patient remained silent. The doctor confronted both the parents and the patient with their avoidance of their feelings; then he confronted the ...
James F. Masterson, M.D., James F Masterson M D, 2013
8
Disciplining Girls: Understanding the Origins of the Classic ...
Throughout the advice literature of the time, warnings continually sounded against this mother, quickly dubbed the “oversolicitous” mother. Even in texts that allowed some blame to fall on fathers, the ultimate fault was that of women. Douglas ...
Joe Sutliff Sanders, 2011
9
Alfred Adler: The Pattern of Life
She is oversolicitous in caring for his welfare. He spends the entire morning with his mother, during which he is always in trouble.” This is quite conclusive proof that the boy's behaviour is aimed against his mother. He knows that she is inclined ...
W. Beran Wolfe, 2013
10
Childhood Depression: School-based Intervention
... 33 Modeling, cognitive, 116, 131-132 Mood angry, 8-10, 19, 25,27,32 dysphoric, 4, 6-8, 26, 27 irritable, 8-10, 27, 32 Morbid ideation, 15-16 Mother of child with major depression, 60-61 depressed, 60 oversolicitous, 53 ratings of depressed ...
Kevin Douglas Stark, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSOLICITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversolicitous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Book Review: "Prep School Cowboys" by Melissa Bingmann
... school's remote location stemmed in part from “a conviction that boys become men more easily when separated from oversolicitous mothers. «Santa Fe New Mexican, May 15»
2
[Kim Seong-kon] Lose graciously: A sore loser is no fun to play with
Instead, Korean society today seems to be full of younger mothers who are meddling and oversolicitous about their children's education and ... «The Korea Herald, Aug 14»
3
Benny & Jolene, review: nowt so drear as folk
So does the very watchable Dolly Wells, who does what she can with the tag-along role of one of Jolene's oversolicitous mums. None can ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
4
Epic Roasthouse update: View elevates restaurant's food
Service is good but borders on oversolicitous. Soon after being seated I asked about the maple old fashioned ($11) and was complimented by ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 14»
5
Excerpt | Meena Kumari
If anything, they were oversolicitous and ensured that she was well stocked. I doubt if my heroine would have listened to them but the effort ... «Livemint, Aug 13»
6
James Lefanu's Doctor's Diary: cause for complaint
... child can have long-term benefits in both dissuading the parents from being “oversolicitous” and promoting strategies for coping with the pain ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»
7
Why are we so obsessed with the pursuit of authenticity?
In Sartre's eyes, the waiter resembles a parodic automaton: he walks up to the customers too quickly; he bows too eagerly; he is oversolicitous; ... «New Statesman, Mar 13»
8
Snore of the crowd a sign of the success of 'Oblomov'
And Stanford is impressive in antipodal roles that somehow meld into one: oversolicitous Mama and Olya, the sultry chanteuse who's actually ... «Boston Globe, Sep 12»
9
Overlooking how we look
I learnt all about surviving the boondocks as a 21-year-old with oversolicitous brothers; he learnt about navigating inner suburbia as a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 12»
10
The Afterlife? Not Quite What We Were Expecting
Most people find Her a little garrulous and oversolicitous, but She cannot be accused of not caring. The most important aspect of Her new ... «NPR, Mar 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Oversolicitous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/oversolicitous>. Apr 2024 ».
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