well-lookingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlʊkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adj., looking adj.

Etymology: < well adj. + looking adj. Compare later good-looking adj.

1. Of a person: of good or attractive appearance; physically attractive. Now archaic and rare.Formerly common, but in later use largely replaced by good-looking adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

1613 A. Nixon Straunge Foot-post sig. C2 If he be Church warden, the Parishoner he maligneth, is summoned vpon suspition, if he giue but a well looking Lasse a good morrow, or good night.

1702 R. Steele Funeral i. 4 That Hale Well-looking Puppy!

1737 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 176/2 A well-disciplin'd Army of above 7000 Collectors, and a peaceable well-looking one of 18000 Men.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. iii. ix. 151 A well-looking elderly gentleman.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 8 Tell me, Constance, how do I look this evening?.. Is it one of my well looking days, child? Am I in face to day?

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. i. 26 You should tell your father he is not above five feet eight, or he will be expecting a well-looking man.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xli. 371 The sisters were rather well-looking young women.

1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club i. 6 He was..well-bred, and something more than well-looking.

1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt iii. 47 His brother Piet (a nice well-looking fellow).

1917 L. M. Montgomery Anne's House of Dreams xxiii. 204 Well, Mrs. Doctor, dear, I do enjoy seeing a well-looking man.

1955 E. Hyams tr. Z. Oldenbourg Cornerstone i. 16 This baron was a well-looking man of about thirty, his beard black and pointed.

a. Of an animal or thing: having an aesthetically pleasing appearance; attractive, well-proportioned. Now archaic and rare.

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

1638 J. Ford Fancies iv. 51 The pocketting Of some well looking Duccats.

1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 Hist. Europe 7/2 The blades..produced well-looking ears; but these were hollow, and totally destitute of grain.

1796 W. H. Marshall Planting II. 8 This [sc. the horse-chesnut] is a large well looking tree.

1819 E. Rigby tr. J. F. L. de Chateauvieux Italy vi. 76 Almost every farm maintains a well-looking horse, which goes in a small two-wheeled cart.

1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xi. 189 The houses of the wealthy and moderately wealthy classes are solid and well-looking.

1908 Spectator 19 Sept. 407/2 Virgil gives us in the ‘Georgics’ a noble description of a well-looking horse.

†b. figurative. Of an idea: attractive, specious. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective]

fairOE

seeming1340

feignedc1374

colourablea1400

whitea1413

coloured?c1425

satiablec1487

provable1588

specious1611

well-seeminga1616

superficial1616

meretricious1633

glosseda1640

probable1639

spurious1646

fucatious1654

ostensible1762

well-looking1811

semblant1840

1811 Henry & Isabella II. 174 The well looking idea of befriending an inexperienced young woman.

3. Of a person, animal, etc.: having a healthy appearance; that appears to be well.

ΘΚΠ

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

quick?c1225

freshc1380

slickc1440

well-hueda1500

sleek1638

jollya1661

sonsy1720

sleekyc1725

well-looking1725

clean-run1881

1725 R. Blackmore Treat. Spleen & Vapours 21 Though standing firm on his Feet, and well-looking, desires to be put to Bed.

1790 Topographer Feb. 94 Mr. Boultbee..being then above 90 years old, very well-looking, and in perfect enjoyment of his faculties.

1823 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 516/1 It is no uncommon thing to see a fat well-looking horse, fall down in convulsions, while drawing a heavy load, owing to the determination of blood to the head, from so great an exertion.

1835 Lancet 3 Oct. 34/2 Garope Adele, three years of age, a child remarkably fat and well-looking; never had any previous illness.

1871 C. J. B. Williams & C. T. Williams Pulmonary Consumption xxii. 266 Continues stout and well looking. Has passed through much trouble, and had various ailments; but of late little affecting the chest.

1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 July 203/2 On examination he was found to be a well-looking spare man, very slow in his reactions but well-mannered and very co-operative.

1993 T. Hawkins Pepper iv. 67 I open the kludgie door to a well-looking Horace O.

2013 Watford Observer (Nexis) 26 July It was quite a well-looking fox. Usually they have to struggle to keep themselves alive, but it was quite a large fox.

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

单词	well-looking
释义	well-lookingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adj., looking adj. Etymology: < well adj. + looking adj. Compare later good-looking adj. 1. Of a person: of good or attractive appearance; physically attractive. Now archaic and rare.Formerly common, but in later use largely replaced by good-looking adj. ΘΚΠ 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 1613 A. Nixon Straunge Foot-post sig. C2 If he be Church warden, the Parishoner he maligneth, is summoned vpon suspition, if he giue but a well looking Lasse a good morrow, or good night. 1702 R. Steele Funeral i. 4 That Hale Well-looking Puppy! 1737 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 176/2 A well-disciplin'd Army of above 7000 Collectors, and a peaceable well-looking one of 18000 Men. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. iii. ix. 151 A well-looking elderly gentleman. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 8 Tell me, Constance, how do I look this evening?.. Is it one of my well looking days, child? Am I in face to day? 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. i. 26 You should tell your father he is not above five feet eight, or he will be expecting a well-looking man. View more context for this quotation 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xli. 371 The sisters were rather well-looking young women. 1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club i. 6 He was..well-bred, and something more than well-looking. 1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt iii. 47 His brother Piet (a nice well-looking fellow). 1917 L. M. Montgomery Anne's House of Dreams xxiii. 204 Well, Mrs. Doctor, dear, I do enjoy seeing a well-looking man. 1955 E. Hyams tr. Z. Oldenbourg Cornerstone i. 16 This baron was a well-looking man of about thirty, his beard black and pointed. 2. a. Of an animal or thing: having an aesthetically pleasing appearance; attractive, well-proportioned. Now archaic and rare. 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 1638 J. Ford Fancies iv. 51 The pocketting Of some well looking Duccats. 1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 Hist. Europe 7/2 The blades..produced well-looking ears; but these were hollow, and totally destitute of grain. 1796 W. H. Marshall Planting II. 8 This [sc. the horse-chesnut] is a large well looking tree. 1819 E. Rigby tr. J. F. L. de Chateauvieux Italy vi. 76 Almost every farm maintains a well-looking horse, which goes in a small two-wheeled cart. 1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xi. 189 The houses of the wealthy and moderately wealthy classes are solid and well-looking. 1908 Spectator 19 Sept. 407/2 Virgil gives us in the ‘Georgics’ a noble description of a well-looking horse. †b. figurative. Of an idea: attractive, specious. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective] fairOE seeming1340 feignedc1374 colourablea1400 whitea1413 coloured?c1425 satiablec1487 provable1588 specious1611 well-seeminga1616 superficial1616 meretricious1633 glosseda1640 probable1639 spurious1646 fucatious1654 ostensible1762 well-looking1811 semblant1840 1811 Henry & Isabella II. 174 The well looking idea of befriending an inexperienced young woman. 3. Of a person, animal, etc.: having a healthy appearance; that appears to be well. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy looking quick?c1225 freshc1380 slickc1440 well-hueda1500 sleek1638 jollya1661 sonsy1720 sleekyc1725 well-looking1725 clean-run1881 1725 R. Blackmore Treat. Spleen & Vapours 21 Though standing firm on his Feet, and well-looking, desires to be put to Bed. 1790 Topographer Feb. 94 Mr. Boultbee..being then above 90 years old, very well-looking, and in perfect enjoyment of his faculties. 1823 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 516/1 It is no uncommon thing to see a fat well-looking horse, fall down in convulsions, while drawing a heavy load, owing to the determination of blood to the head, from so great an exertion. 1835 Lancet 3 Oct. 34/2 Garope Adele, three years of age, a child remarkably fat and well-looking; never had any previous illness. 1871 C. J. B. Williams & C. T. Williams Pulmonary Consumption xxii. 266 Continues stout and well looking. Has passed through much trouble, and had various ailments; but of late little affecting the chest. 1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 July 203/2 On examination he was found to be a well-looking spare man, very slow in his reactions but well-mannered and very co-operative. 1993 T. Hawkins Pepper iv. 67 I open the kludgie door to a well-looking Horace O. 2013 Watford Observer (Nexis) 26 July It was quite a well-looking fox. Usually they have to struggle to keep themselves alive, but it was quite a large fox. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1613
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