good-naturedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., natured adj.

Etymology: < good adj. + natured adj., after good nature n. Compare well-natured adj.

†1. Morally good; virtuous. Cf. good nature n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > morally excellent

good-natured1561

pulchritudinous1877

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. Pref. sig. A.iii^v The good natured men forsoothe do speake, calling that error and vnskilfulnesse whiche they knowe to be the most certaine trueth of God.

1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth i. f. 6^v Euery Christian conscience and good natured man, that any witte hath, ought and is bound to suppose and beleeue of them, til they see other matter and better proued.

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 115 We may talke..of good natured men..But..,set grace aside,..there is no more good nature in any man then there was in Caine and in Iudas.

1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. xi. 70 A good natured man, if he had no grace at all, would abhorr to be cruel, and to oppress his brethren.

2. Having or displaying a pleasant, kindly, or obliging disposition or manner; genial and unselfish; spec. willing to comply with the wishes or accede to the demands of others, or to tolerate slights and impositions. Cf. good nature n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

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blitheOE

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graceful?1593

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candid1633

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benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. K.iij There was..no good natured youth there aboutes, that Marco Malipiero had not boorded or coosoned.

1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 69 A good natur'd Horse will be govern'd by the shadow of the Wand.

1657 tr. A. Thevet Prosopographia 43 in T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (new ed.) He [sc. Charlemagne] was very good Natured, Temperate, Gentle, and slow in taking revenge.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. iii. 301 The Laws of Christianity..produce the most gentle and good-natur'd Principles.

1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Oct. (1965) I. 276 I never saw an old Woman so good natur'd.

1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xv. 368 Thou art the best-humour'd, goodest-natur'd Creature alive, said I.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i If it is abuse,—why, one is always sure to hear of it from one damn'd good natur'd friend or another!

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 97 He was too goodnatured a man to behave harshly.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 25 I having previously declined a good-natured invitation to sleep in the big black bed.

1977 ‘M. Underwood’ Fatal Trip i. 7 A re-arrangement of her domestic routine including the parking of Simon on a good-natured neighbour.

2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 281/2 (caption) Despite its size and strength, the giant Schnauzer is good natured, friendly and reliable.

Compounds

Complementary, as good-natured-looking, good-natured-seeming.

ΚΠ

1771 Anecd. of Convent III. 124 I took the opportunity of slipping my little note to my guardian, with a guinea, into the hand of a good-natured looking tar.

1818 J. Keats Let. 24 Jan. (1958) I. 216 A fat good natured looking girl.

1854 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) I. 358 His brother..was..a bright good-natured-looking man.

1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 Aug. 499/2 He addressed himself to his neighbour, a harmless, good-natured-seeming young man.

1907 J. A. Wilson How I did Europe & how it did Me 11 A Spanish gentleman, a good-natured looking German and a lady who would be his young wife.

2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 12 Nov. 10 A big, smooth, good-natured-looking face that is innocently expressive with eyes that resemble those of Garfield the cat.

Derivatives

ˌgood-ˈnaturedly adv. in a good-natured manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb]

welleOE

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well-meaningly1645

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good-naturedly1725

benignantly1791

kindheartedly1803

1725 View London & Westm. 57 They guarded round their swelling Breasts with an odious Ruff, which their Daughters are so kind to disclose, and good-naturedly hang out the Sign to invite the Gazer in.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 70 To this, Dr. Johnson good-naturedly agreed.

1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvi ‘Well, I sha'n't put you to that trouble’, replied Bryan good-naturedly.

1992 S. King Gerald's Game (1993) xv. 192 Maddy and Will below her in the rumpus room, squabbling good-naturedly over a game of Cootie or Parcheesi.

ˌgood-ˈnaturedness n. the quality or condition of being good-natured.

ΚΠ

1736 Divine Authority Holy Bible 22 The good naturedness and Humane Love of the Saviour of us.

1855 Law Times Rep. 10 Nov. 64/2 The prison-doors were opened to him, and the goodnaturedness of the governor in allowing him to remain the night could not affect the question.

1907 Daily Chron. 19 Aug. 5/3 The King bore these attentions with admirable patience and good naturedness, but after a while he disappeared into a side-walk.

2001 Big Issue 20 Aug. 46/2 While his naiveté is surely faux, his good-naturedness rings true.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good-natured
释义	good-naturedadj. Brit. /ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd/, U.S. /ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., natured adj. Etymology: < good adj. + natured adj., after good nature n. Compare well-natured adj. †1. Morally good; virtuous. Cf. good nature n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > morally excellent good-natured1561 pulchritudinous1877 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. Pref. sig. A.iii^v The good natured men forsoothe do speake, calling that error and vnskilfulnesse whiche they knowe to be the most certaine trueth of God. 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth i. f. 6^v Euery Christian conscience and good natured man, that any witte hath, ought and is bound to suppose and beleeue of them, til they see other matter and better proued. 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 115 We may talke..of good natured men..But..,set grace aside,..there is no more good nature in any man then there was in Caine and in Iudas. 1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. xi. 70 A good natured man, if he had no grace at all, would abhorr to be cruel, and to oppress his brethren. 2. Having or displaying a pleasant, kindly, or obliging disposition or manner; genial and unselfish; spec. willing to comply with the wishes or accede to the demands of others, or to tolerate slights and impositions. Cf. good nature n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. iii. sig. K.iij There was..no good natured youth there aboutes, that Marco Malipiero had not boorded or coosoned. 1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 69 A good natur'd Horse will be govern'd by the shadow of the Wand. 1657 tr. A. Thevet Prosopographia 43 in T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (new ed.) He [sc. Charlemagne] was very good Natured, Temperate, Gentle, and slow in taking revenge. 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. iii. 301 The Laws of Christianity..produce the most gentle and good-natur'd Principles. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Oct. (1965) I. 276 I never saw an old Woman so good natur'd. 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xv. 368 Thou art the best-humour'd, goodest-natur'd Creature alive, said I. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i If it is abuse,—why, one is always sure to hear of it from one damn'd good natur'd friend or another! 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 97 He was too goodnatured a man to behave harshly. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 25 I having previously declined a good-natured invitation to sleep in the big black bed. 1977 ‘M. Underwood’ Fatal Trip i. 7 A re-arrangement of her domestic routine including the parking of Simon on a good-natured neighbour. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 281/2 (caption) Despite its size and strength, the giant Schnauzer is good natured, friendly and reliable. Compounds Complementary, as good-natured-looking, good-natured-seeming. ΚΠ 1771 Anecd. of Convent III. 124 I took the opportunity of slipping my little note to my guardian, with a guinea, into the hand of a good-natured looking tar. 1818 J. Keats Let. 24 Jan. (1958) I. 216 A fat good natured looking girl. 1854 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) I. 358 His brother..was..a bright good-natured-looking man. 1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 Aug. 499/2 He addressed himself to his neighbour, a harmless, good-natured-seeming young man. 1907 J. A. Wilson How I did Europe & how it did Me 11 A Spanish gentleman, a good-natured looking German and a lady who would be his young wife. 2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 12 Nov. 10 A big, smooth, good-natured-looking face that is innocently expressive with eyes that resemble those of Garfield the cat. Derivatives ˌgood-ˈnaturedly adv. in a good-natured manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] welleOE blithec1000 blithelyc1000 goodfullya1300 blethelyc1300 milthlyc1300 kindlya1375 benignlyc1380 en-gree14.. homelya1425 benevolently1532 benign1535 obsequiously?1536 kindly1581 kind1592 propitiously1600 kindlily1625 well-meaningly1645 obligingly1646 candidly1650 beneficentlya1717 kindly-like1716 good-naturedly1725 benignantly1791 kindheartedly1803 1725 View London & Westm. 57 They guarded round their swelling Breasts with an odious Ruff, which their Daughters are so kind to disclose, and good-naturedly hang out the Sign to invite the Gazer in. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 70 To this, Dr. Johnson good-naturedly agreed. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvi ‘Well, I sha'n't put you to that trouble’, replied Bryan good-naturedly. 1992 S. King Gerald's Game (1993) xv. 192 Maddy and Will below her in the rumpus room, squabbling good-naturedly over a game of Cootie or Parcheesi. ˌgood-ˈnaturedness n. the quality or condition of being good-natured. ΚΠ 1736 Divine Authority Holy Bible 22 The good naturedness and Humane Love of the Saviour of us. 1855 Law Times Rep. 10 Nov. 64/2 The prison-doors were opened to him, and the goodnaturedness of the governor in allowing him to remain the night could not affect the question. 1907 Daily Chron. 19 Aug. 5/3 The King bore these attentions with admirable patience and good naturedness, but after a while he disappeared into a side-walk. 2001 Big Issue 20 Aug. 46/2 While his naiveté is surely faux, his good-naturedness rings true. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1561
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