well-favouredwell-favoredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfeɪvəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfeɪvərd/

Forms:

α. late Middle English weel-favoured, late Middle English wel-faueryd, late Middle English–1600s wel-fauoured, 1500s wel-fauord, 1500s wel-fauourd, 1500s wel-faverd, 1500s wel-faverde, 1500s wel-favered, 1500s–1600s wel-fauored, 1500s–1600s well-fauor'd, 1500s–1600s well-fauored, 1500s–1600s well-fauoured, 1500s– well-favored (now chiefly U.S.), 1500s– well-favoured, 1600s wel-favoured, 1600s well-fauord, 1700s well-favor'd; also Scottish 1700s weel-favour'd.

β. Scottish pre-1700 weil-faird, pre-1700 weil-faur'd, pre-1700 weill-fairde, 1700s weel-fard, 1700s wel-far'd, 1700s–1800s weel-far'd, 1700s–1800s well-far'd, 1800s weel-fa'ard, 1800s weel-fairt, 1800s weil-faur't, 1800s well-fard, 1800s– weel-faurd, 1800s– weel-faured, 1800s– weel-faurt, 1900s– weel-farred (Orkney), 1900s– weel-faur'd, 1900s– well-faured; Irish English (northern) 1900s– weel-faured, 1900s– well-fared.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., favour n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < well adv. + favour n. (compare favour n. 9) + -ed suffix². Compare favoured adj.²The β. forms show a Scots variant of favour n. with vocalization of the medial v and syncope.

a. Of a person: having an attractive appearance; good-looking, handsome. Cf. ill-favoured adj. a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

seemlya1225

featous1340

jolly?a1366

tretis?a1366

comelya1375

covenablea1375

well-beseenc1374

favourablea1398

farrandc1400

personable?1435

well-favoureda1438

covenantc1440

likelyc1450

trety?c1450

tret1488

decore?a1513

jimp?a1513

wally?a1513

smotter?1520

snout-fair1530

well-looking1613

comely-looking1648

personal1658

comely-looked1664

winsome1677

tidy1714

good-looking1715

well to be seen1809

α.

a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 56 (MED) He was an amyabyl persone, fayr feturyd, wel faueryd in cher & in cuntenawns.

a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 754 (MED) He was a semly knyght, Wel fauoured in euery mannys sight.

c1475 Advice to Lovers in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1840) 40 (MED) Your weel favoured face.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xiv. ii Thy wel faverde and moost fayre lady.

1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. B1^v If one be wel fauourder then an other, wyl ye punish hym because ye loke for an equalitie of al thynges?

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. iii. 13 To be a welfauoured man, is the gift of Fortune.

1633 C. Farewell East-India Colation 15 A man of a liuely countenance and well fauored.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 97 The Boy was in very mean Cloaths, but of a very fresh and welfavoured Countenance.

1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 266 He's bony and braw, weel favour'd with a'.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 48 She was a tall, upright, well-favoured woman, though severe of countenance.

1928 R. Hall Well of Loneliness i. i. 5 Sir Philip was a tall man and exceedingly well-favoured.

1969 K. M. Peyton Edge of Cloud iii. 33 Christina was deeply suspicious of this well-favoured girl, who could fly an aeroplane and kiss a man at the same time.

2006 B. J. Hoff Wind Harp i. 16 Her former teacher had always been a well-favored man—half the girls in school had had a terrible crush on him, herself included.

β. 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 4333 Now, wallie fall that weill fairde mow!1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 26 A weilfaird may.a1646 A. Henderson Serm. (1867) 432 A house that is fair and weil-faur'd without.1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 307 There I met with a welfar'd Lass.1808 in R. Burns Reliques 442 The graces of her weelfar'd face.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 288 He's vera weel,..but no naithing so well-far'd as your colonel. 1830 A. Picken Dominie's Legacy III. 32 The delinquent and his wife want to get their own infamous conduct shifted now over upon that well fard boy.1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xxiii. 277 I'll never deny that in the days o' yer youth ye war a weel-faured lass.1969 G. M. Brown Orkney Tapestry 154 Thee weel-faur'd face I toasted aye.1998 S. Blackhall Bonsai Grower 73 Their mither, Mary Mowatt, wisna weel-faured.

b. Of a thing: pleasant to look at, attractive; (esp. in early use) well-proportioned. Now usually in extended use: that has appealing features, qualities, or characteristics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]

gracious1340

glorious skinnyc1400

drawing1435

gracefulc1449

attrayant1477

well-favoured1539

alluring1567

graceda1586

attracting1589

attractive1592

winning1596

appealing1598

taking1603

allicient1613

enchantinga1616

motive1615

temptinga1616

allurant1631

catchinga1640

gaining1642

canny1643

charmful1656

charming1664

mignon1671

disarminga1718

prepossessing1737

seducing1749

seductive176.

eye-catching1770

sweet1779

catchy1784

attaching1785

engaging1816

cute1834

cunning1843

taky1854

cynosural1855

smart1860

fetching1880

seductious1883

fruity1900

barry1923

hot stuff1928

swoony1934

dishy1961

dolly1964

jiggy1996

aegyo2007

1539 Bible (Great) Gen. xli. 4 The euyll fauored & leane flesshed kyne did eate vp the seuen welfauored & fatt kyne.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. vi. 432 He must see that his sprigs be faire & well fauoured ones, having a round barke, full of little eies.

1612 S. Rid Art of Iugling sig. C4 This is a well fauoured die, and seemeth good and square.

1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland vi 76 They neither wash nor clip their sheep, nor have they any shears for that end; but pulls the wooll off them with their hands, which as it is painful to the beasts, so it makes them look not so well favoured.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 112 The purple goat's~beard,..the corn blue-bottle are well-favoured plants.

1861 W. F. Collier Hist. Eng. Lit. 403 This ill-named and not very well-favoured spot formed the nucleus of Abbotsford.

1875 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 25 Feb. 160/1 This must be a peculiarly well-favoured place, for though once or twice the thermometer has been just down to the freezing point, and we have seen very thin ice, we have nothing like the severity described at other places.

1920 J. Black Airtin' Hame 24 We had a weel-faured hoose to let.

1925 E. A. W. Budge Mummy Handbk. (ed. 2) 321 This same word is used to express young man, and maiden..and well-favoured cow.

2004 M. J. Seymour Transformation N. Atlantic World v. 127 Economic and fiscal factors could render some naturally well-favoured locations unattractive.

†2. That constitutes a good beating or thrashing. Cf. well-favouredly adv. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree > excessive in degree

unmeasurablea1398

dismeasurec1400

dismeasurable1477

dismeasured1483

over1494

endlya1513

intolerable1544

wide1574

overloading1576

unconscionable1576

meanless1587

powerable1588

hyperbolical1589

extravagant1598

grievous1632

flagrant1634

exorbitant1648

overbearinga1708

unbalanced1712

well-favoured1746

steep1856

thick1884

ripe1918

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires i. v. 34 [He] bangs the mule at a well-favor'd rate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-favoured
释义	well-favouredwell-favoredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfeɪvəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfeɪvərd/ Forms: α. late Middle English weel-favoured, late Middle English wel-faueryd, late Middle English–1600s wel-fauoured, 1500s wel-fauord, 1500s wel-fauourd, 1500s wel-faverd, 1500s wel-faverde, 1500s wel-favered, 1500s–1600s wel-fauored, 1500s–1600s well-fauor'd, 1500s–1600s well-fauored, 1500s–1600s well-fauoured, 1500s– well-favored (now chiefly U.S.), 1500s– well-favoured, 1600s wel-favoured, 1600s well-fauord, 1700s well-favor'd; also Scottish 1700s weel-favour'd. β. Scottish pre-1700 weil-faird, pre-1700 weil-faur'd, pre-1700 weill-fairde, 1700s weel-fard, 1700s wel-far'd, 1700s–1800s weel-far'd, 1700s–1800s well-far'd, 1800s weel-fa'ard, 1800s weel-fairt, 1800s weil-faur't, 1800s well-fard, 1800s– weel-faurd, 1800s– weel-faured, 1800s– weel-faurt, 1900s– weel-farred (Orkney), 1900s– weel-faur'd, 1900s– well-faured; Irish English (northern) 1900s– weel-faured, 1900s– well-fared. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., favour n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Apparently < well adv. + favour n. (compare favour n. 9) + -ed suffix². Compare favoured adj.²The β. forms show a Scots variant of favour n. with vocalization of the medial v and syncope. 1. a. Of a person: having an attractive appearance; good-looking, handsome. Cf. ill-favoured adj. a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE seemlya1225 featous1340 jolly?a1366 tretis?a1366 comelya1375 covenablea1375 well-beseenc1374 favourablea1398 farrandc1400 personable?1435 well-favoureda1438 covenantc1440 likelyc1450 trety?c1450 tret1488 decore?a1513 jimp?a1513 wally?a1513 smotter?1520 snout-fair1530 well-looking1613 comely-looking1648 personal1658 comely-looked1664 winsome1677 tidy1714 good-looking1715 well to be seen1809 α. a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 56 (MED) He was an amyabyl persone, fayr feturyd, wel faueryd in cher & in cuntenawns. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 754 (MED) He was a semly knyght, Wel fauoured in euery mannys sight. c1475 Advice to Lovers in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1840) 40 (MED) Your weel favoured face. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xiv. ii Thy wel faverde and moost fayre lady. 1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. B1^v If one be wel fauourder then an other, wyl ye punish hym because ye loke for an equalitie of al thynges? 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. iii. 13 To be a welfauoured man, is the gift of Fortune. View more context for this quotation 1633 C. Farewell East-India Colation 15 A man of a liuely countenance and well fauored. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 97 The Boy was in very mean Cloaths, but of a very fresh and welfavoured Countenance. View more context for this quotation 1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 266 He's bony and braw, weel favour'd with a'. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 48 She was a tall, upright, well-favoured woman, though severe of countenance. 1928 R. Hall Well of Loneliness i. i. 5 Sir Philip was a tall man and exceedingly well-favoured. 1969 K. M. Peyton Edge of Cloud iii. 33 Christina was deeply suspicious of this well-favoured girl, who could fly an aeroplane and kiss a man at the same time. 2006 B. J. Hoff Wind Harp i. 16 Her former teacher had always been a well-favored man—half the girls in school had had a terrible crush on him, herself included. β. 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 4333 Now, wallie fall that weill fairde mow!1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 26 A weilfaird may.a1646 A. Henderson Serm. (1867) 432 A house that is fair and weil-faur'd without.1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 307 There I met with a welfar'd Lass.1808 in R. Burns Reliques 442 The graces of her weelfar'd face.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xix. 288 He's vera weel,..but no naithing so well-far'd as your colonel. View more context for this quotation1830 A. Picken Dominie's Legacy III. 32 The delinquent and his wife want to get their own infamous conduct shifted now over upon that well fard boy.1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xxiii. 277 I'll never deny that in the days o' yer youth ye war a weel-faured lass.1969 G. M. Brown Orkney Tapestry 154 Thee weel-faur'd face I toasted aye.1998 S. Blackhall Bonsai Grower 73 Their mither, Mary Mowatt, wisna weel-faured. b. Of a thing: pleasant to look at, attractive; (esp. in early use) well-proportioned. Now usually in extended use: that has appealing features, qualities, or characteristics. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 1539 Bible (Great) Gen. xli. 4 The euyll fauored & leane flesshed kyne did eate vp the seuen welfauored & fatt kyne. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. vi. 432 He must see that his sprigs be faire & well fauoured ones, having a round barke, full of little eies. 1612 S. Rid Art of Iugling sig. C4 This is a well fauoured die, and seemeth good and square. 1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland vi 76 They neither wash nor clip their sheep, nor have they any shears for that end; but pulls the wooll off them with their hands, which as it is painful to the beasts, so it makes them look not so well favoured. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 112 The purple goat's~beard,..the corn blue-bottle are well-favoured plants. 1861 W. F. Collier Hist. Eng. Lit. 403 This ill-named and not very well-favoured spot formed the nucleus of Abbotsford. 1875 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 25 Feb. 160/1 This must be a peculiarly well-favoured place, for though once or twice the thermometer has been just down to the freezing point, and we have seen very thin ice, we have nothing like the severity described at other places. 1920 J. Black Airtin' Hame 24 We had a weel-faured hoose to let. 1925 E. A. W. Budge Mummy Handbk. (ed. 2) 321 This same word is used to express young man, and maiden..and well-favoured cow. 2004 M. J. Seymour Transformation N. Atlantic World v. 127 Economic and fiscal factors could render some naturally well-favoured locations unattractive. †2. That constitutes a good beating or thrashing. Cf. well-favouredly adv. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree > excessive in degree unmeasurablea1398 dismeasurec1400 dismeasurable1477 dismeasured1483 over1494 endlya1513 intolerable1544 wide1574 overloading1576 unconscionable1576 meanless1587 powerable1588 hyperbolical1589 extravagant1598 grievous1632 flagrant1634 exorbitant1648 overbearinga1708 unbalanced1712 well-favoured1746 steep1856 thick1884 ripe1918 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires i. v. 34 [He] bangs the mule at a well-favor'd rate. 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