well-likingn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlʌɪkɪn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlaɪkɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and liking n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., liking n.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + liking n.¹In quots. lOE¹, lOE² rendering post-classical Latin beneplacitum beneplacit n.; compare discussion in etymological note at well-liked adj. Re-formed in the 16th cent.

Now archaic and rare.

Favourable regard, fondness; approbation. Frequently with of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun]

well-likinglOE

gracec1300

favoura1340

grace and favour1542

rooma1591

propitiation1639

good graces1670

beaux yeux1828

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun]

loveeOE

well-likinglOE

favoura1340

liking1340

greea1400

study?c1400

benevolence1423

lustc1430

carec1540

goût1586

like1589

infection1600

predilection1626

notion1789

grá1833

shindy1855

hard-on1949

lOE Canterbury Psalter ci. 15 Quia beneplacitum habuerunt servi tui lapides eius et terrę eius miserebuntur : forðæn wellicungæ hebbende þiowæs þine stænæs his & eorþe his miltsiende.

lOE Canterbury Psalter cxlix. 4 Quia beneplacitum est domino in populo suo : forðan wellicung is drihtne on folce his.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lv. 12) i. f. 214/2 All well lyking [L. studium] of reason and honestie was quyte banished.

1576 A. Fleming tr. J. L. Vives in Panoplie Epist. 401 But this man lacking luck, did also lacke wel lyking.

1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. G3 Drawne farther on by the well-liking and approbation of my worthy Lord.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 65 His approbation and wel-liking of those Innovations.

1710 B. Hoadly Original & Inst. Civil Govt. 199 It's being the result of Reason, and Judgment, and certainly intitl'd to his Well-liking, makes it..truly his Ordinance.

1893 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway I. 204 On a day appointed came Griotgard to meet King Harald and Gunnhild, and a right blithe welcome he had of them. There was he holden in the greatest well-liking.

1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) vi. 230 I must save my own self by finding again the affection and well-liking I harboured for her.

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

well-likingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlaɪkɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and liking adj.¹

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

Etymology: < well adv. + liking adj.¹ For †well like v. see well adv. and n.⁴ Compounds 4.Compare Old English wel līciendlic ( < well adv. + Old English līciendlic : see likingly adv.¹), rendering post-classical Latin beneplacitum well-pleasing or (as noun) pleasure, goodwill; compare discussion at well-liked adj.

1. In good condition; thriving, healthy; plump, not thin or undernourished. Also figurative. Now archaic and rare.Sometimes with connotations of comfortable or luxurious living.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving

well-likingc1350

well-thrivena1400

in seasonc1400

flowerya1420

thriftyc1440

valent1492

wealthya1538

vegetous1610

vegete1639

thriving1647

florid1656

grush1786

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xci. 14 Hij shul ben wele likand [L. bene patientes].

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 1564 Aboute it is gras spryngyng For moiste so thikke and wel likyng That it ne may in wynter dye.

a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) l. 2885 (MED) Strong he was and wele lykyng.

1539 Bible (Great) Psalms xcii. 13 They..shalbe fat and wel lyking [1611 King James flourishing].

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 46 Houselike..is alwaies greene and well liking.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 268 Wel-liking Wits they haue grosse grosse, fat fat.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. i. 90 A Carthusian of a ruddy colour, and well likeing.

1685 H. More Illustr. Daniel & Revelation 1 They refusing the King's portion, grow fair and well liking with pulse and water.

1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 16 But be very careful daily to observe, whether your patient continues in good health, and is fat and well-liken.

1795 A. Hughes Jemima I. xi. 176 His Lordship..looks altogether smug and well-liking.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. x. 154 There came into the camp at Brandon, riding on an ambling pad, himself fat and well-liking, none other than Sir Deda.

1891 M. M. Dowie Girl in Karpathians 121 There was a tendency in the conditions at the farm to make one fat, lazy, and well-liking.

a1957 R. G. Vansittart Mist Procession (1958) xiii. 246 He [sc. Lloyd George] was for a while dictator of Europe, to the despair of the official head of the Quai d'Orsay, a well-liking cat with no use for mice.

†2. That gives pleasure; pleasant, agreeable. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

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pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

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goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

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suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

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peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 317 (MED) He heelde womman kynde..wel likynge [?a1475 anon. tr. pleasaunte; L. delicatum] to þe leccherye of þe Egipcians.

?a1450 tr. Macer Herbal (Stockh.) (1949) 59 (MED) This wyn shal be wel lykyng in sauour, odour, or smellyng.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 506 It beseemeth a man..to be well liking, gentle and acceptable [Fr. se rendre plaisant, doux et aggreable] to an honest and vertuous wife.

1684 T. Tryon Friendly Advice to Gentlemen-planters ii. 140 They call us no evil Names, which is well liking unto us.

1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Tale of Beowulf 23 To the wife those his words well liking they were [OE ðam wife þa word wel licodon].

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

单词	well-liking
释义	well-likingn. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlʌɪkɪn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlaɪkɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and liking n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., liking n.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + liking n.¹In quots. lOE¹, lOE² rendering post-classical Latin beneplacitum beneplacit n.; compare discussion in etymological note at well-liked adj. Re-formed in the 16th cent. Now archaic and rare. Favourable regard, fondness; approbation. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun] well-likinglOE gracec1300 favoura1340 grace and favour1542 rooma1591 propitiation1639 good graces1670 beaux yeux1828 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] loveeOE well-likinglOE favoura1340 liking1340 greea1400 study?c1400 benevolence1423 lustc1430 carec1540 goût1586 like1589 infection1600 predilection1626 notion1789 grá1833 shindy1855 hard-on1949 lOE Canterbury Psalter ci. 15 Quia beneplacitum habuerunt servi tui lapides eius et terrę eius miserebuntur : forðæn wellicungæ hebbende þiowæs þine stænæs his & eorþe his miltsiende. lOE Canterbury Psalter cxlix. 4 Quia beneplacitum est domino in populo suo : forðan wellicung is drihtne on folce his. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lv. 12) i. f. 214/2 All well lyking [L. studium] of reason and honestie was quyte banished. 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. L. Vives in Panoplie Epist. 401 But this man lacking luck, did also lacke wel lyking. 1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. G3 Drawne farther on by the well-liking and approbation of my worthy Lord. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 65 His approbation and wel-liking of those Innovations. 1710 B. Hoadly Original & Inst. Civil Govt. 199 It's being the result of Reason, and Judgment, and certainly intitl'd to his Well-liking, makes it..truly his Ordinance. 1893 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway I. 204 On a day appointed came Griotgard to meet King Harald and Gunnhild, and a right blithe welcome he had of them. There was he holden in the greatest well-liking. 1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) vi. 230 I must save my own self by finding again the affection and well-liking I harboured for her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). well-likingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlaɪkɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and liking adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., liking adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + liking adj.¹ For †well like v. see well adv. and n.⁴ Compounds 4.Compare Old English wel līciendlic ( < well adv. + Old English līciendlic : see likingly adv.¹), rendering post-classical Latin beneplacitum well-pleasing or (as noun) pleasure, goodwill; compare discussion at well-liked adj. 1. In good condition; thriving, healthy; plump, not thin or undernourished. Also figurative. Now archaic and rare.Sometimes with connotations of comfortable or luxurious living. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving well-likingc1350 well-thrivena1400 in seasonc1400 flowerya1420 thriftyc1440 valent1492 wealthya1538 vegetous1610 vegete1639 thriving1647 florid1656 grush1786 c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xci. 14 Hij shul ben wele likand [L. bene patientes]. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 1564 Aboute it is gras spryngyng For moiste so thikke and wel likyng That it ne may in wynter dye. a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) l. 2885 (MED) Strong he was and wele lykyng. 1539 Bible (Great) Psalms xcii. 13 They..shalbe fat and wel lyking [1611 King James flourishing]. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 46 Houselike..is alwaies greene and well liking. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 268 Wel-liking Wits they haue grosse grosse, fat fat. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. i. 90 A Carthusian of a ruddy colour, and well likeing. 1685 H. More Illustr. Daniel & Revelation 1 They refusing the King's portion, grow fair and well liking with pulse and water. 1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 16 But be very careful daily to observe, whether your patient continues in good health, and is fat and well-liken. 1795 A. Hughes Jemima I. xi. 176 His Lordship..looks altogether smug and well-liking. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. x. 154 There came into the camp at Brandon, riding on an ambling pad, himself fat and well-liking, none other than Sir Deda. 1891 M. M. Dowie Girl in Karpathians 121 There was a tendency in the conditions at the farm to make one fat, lazy, and well-liking. a1957 R. G. Vansittart Mist Procession (1958) xiii. 246 He [sc. Lloyd George] was for a while dictator of Europe, to the despair of the official head of the Quai d'Orsay, a well-liking cat with no use for mice. †2. That gives pleasure; pleasant, agreeable. Obsolete (archaic in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 317 (MED) He heelde womman kynde..wel likynge [?a1475 anon. tr. pleasaunte; L. delicatum] to þe leccherye of þe Egipcians. ?a1450 tr. Macer Herbal (Stockh.) (1949) 59 (MED) This wyn shal be wel lykyng in sauour, odour, or smellyng. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 506 It beseemeth a man..to be well liking, gentle and acceptable [Fr. se rendre plaisant, doux et aggreable] to an honest and vertuous wife. 1684 T. Tryon Friendly Advice to Gentlemen-planters ii. 140 They call us no evil Names, which is well liking unto us. 1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Tale of Beowulf 23 To the wife those his words well liking they were [OE ðam wife þa word wel licodon]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.lOEadj.c1350
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