well-heeledadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈhiːld/, U.S.

/ˈˌwɛlˈhild/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., heeled adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + heeled adj.¹ (compare heeled adj.¹ 2b(b)).

slang (originally U.S.)

A. adj.

Well-off, wealthy. Cf. heeled adj.¹ 2b(b), better-heeled adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off

wellc1405

sufficient1436

full?1483

suffisant1484

beina1525

warmc1571

well-breeched1571

meaned1605

well-meaned1605

well-lined1611

substanced?1614

well-circumstanced1643

forehanded1658

uppish1678

easy1701

brownstone1780

forehand1784

solid1788

well-to-do1794

snug1801

strong farmer1802

well-fixed1822

unindigent1830

well off1842

fixed1844

comfortably offc1850

heeled1871

well-heeled1871

well in1888

independent1893

1871 Neosho Valley Reg. (Iola, Kansas) 21 Sept. Mr. L. L. Northrup is..so well ‘heeled’ that he gives his attention entirely to the banking business.

1897 E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows 153 I ain't so well-heeled right now.

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid v. 51 He had done a gaff and was well heeled with dough.

1968 Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 19/1 Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough.

2013 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 June 50/2 Elite-club memberships have long provided a way for well-heeled travelers to skip airline queues.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Well-heeled people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie

burgessy1533

menalty1548

middle class1654

middling class1745

middling1751

bourgeoise1769

bourgeoisie1774

petite bourgeoisie1846

petty bourgeoisie1850

middling interest1857

upper middle class1864

middle-middle-class1886

well-heeled1897

small bourgeoisie1970

1897 Typographical Jrnl. 15 Oct. 318/1 It is a virtue for the ‘well-heeled’ to be liberal, for the ready circulation of cash makes business.

1945 Lubbock (Texas) Morning Avalanche 9 Nov. 10/1 As time goes on and the well-heeled are plucked clean.., the stage will be reached sooner or later, when there will be no more rich men.

1989 San Francisco Focus Oct. 58/1 A luxury getaway for the well-heeled and travel-jaded nosing around for a new experience.

2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Nov. b2/3 Many [states] are resorting to a so-called millionaire's tax, which puts the burden on a smaller group of the very well-heeled.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-heeled
释义	well-heeledadj.n. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhiːld/, U.S. /ˈˌwɛlˈhild/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., heeled adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + heeled adj.¹ (compare heeled adj.¹ 2b(b)). slang (originally U.S.) A. adj. Well-off, wealthy. Cf. heeled adj.¹ 2b(b), better-heeled adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off wellc1405 sufficient1436 full?1483 suffisant1484 beina1525 warmc1571 well-breeched1571 meaned1605 well-meaned1605 well-lined1611 substanced?1614 well-circumstanced1643 forehanded1658 uppish1678 easy1701 brownstone1780 forehand1784 solid1788 well-to-do1794 snug1801 strong farmer1802 well-fixed1822 unindigent1830 well off1842 fixed1844 comfortably offc1850 heeled1871 well-heeled1871 well in1888 independent1893 1871 Neosho Valley Reg. (Iola, Kansas) 21 Sept. Mr. L. L. Northrup is..so well ‘heeled’ that he gives his attention entirely to the banking business. 1897 E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows 153 I ain't so well-heeled right now. 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid v. 51 He had done a gaff and was well heeled with dough. 1968 Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 19/1 Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough. 2013 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 June 50/2 Elite-club memberships have long provided a way for well-heeled travelers to skip airline queues. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Well-heeled people as a class. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie burgessy1533 menalty1548 middle class1654 middling class1745 middling1751 bourgeoise1769 bourgeoisie1774 petite bourgeoisie1846 petty bourgeoisie1850 middling interest1857 upper middle class1864 middle-middle-class1886 well-heeled1897 small bourgeoisie1970 1897 Typographical Jrnl. 15 Oct. 318/1 It is a virtue for the ‘well-heeled’ to be liberal, for the ready circulation of cash makes business. 1945 Lubbock (Texas) Morning Avalanche 9 Nov. 10/1 As time goes on and the well-heeled are plucked clean.., the stage will be reached sooner or later, when there will be no more rich men. 1989 San Francisco Focus Oct. 58/1 A luxury getaway for the well-heeled and travel-jaded nosing around for a new experience. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Nov. b2/3 Many [states] are resorting to a so-called millionaire's tax, which puts the burden on a smaller group of the very well-heeled. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1871
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