well-lovedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlʌvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈləvd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and loved adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < well adv. + loved adj. Compare Middle French, French bien-aimé (second half of the 14th cent.). Compare well-beloved adj.

Regarded with great affection or fondness, dearly loved; (also) loved by many. Cf. well-beloved adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] > loved very much

well-loveda1400

well-belovedc1405

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7288 Prophet he was, sir samuel, Wel luued wit godd, for he was lel.

a1425 N. Homily Legendary (Harl. suppl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 41 (MED) Cum vnto me, my wele-lufd frende!

1473 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 166 Our landis of Cragnenady in Glenyleff to our welluvyt frend Wilzam coly.

c1525 T. Moulton Myrour of Helthe vi. sig. e.iv^v The man that is borne vnder this sygne [sc. Virgo], he shalbe well loued, & a man of great pyte & wyse.

1596 R. Linche Dom Diego in Diella sig. F4 Hasten her vnto his well-lou'd friend.

1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres iv. 58 Let her well loued selfe, her selfe preserue.

1671 in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 236 My loving neece, Charles Williams, son to my well-loved brother.

1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. cxxviii. 247 I will be there, my well-loved Heart.

1784 Morning Post 31 May Impel us from our well-lov'd way.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 E'en so as they had been bidden by Odysseus' well-loved son.

1895 Catholic Mag. Aug. 228 St. Cuthbert's well-loved Melrose.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 4/2 The landscapes of the Far Eastern painters are a kind of picture-writing. They tell..old and well-loved stories or suggest..deep moralities.

1948 Life 18 Oct. 131 (advt.) Now Phil Spitalny and the All-Girl Orchestra and Choir bring you the joyous, well-loved Christmas songs in inspiring new arrangements.

2006 J. Mueller Privilege of Poverty ii. 41 During a time of political upheaval and papal vulnerability, Gregory did not want to appear to be contradicting the well-loved Saint Francis.

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

单词	well-loved
释义	well-lovedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlʌvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈləvd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and loved adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., loved adj. Etymology: < well adv. + loved adj. Compare Middle French, French bien-aimé (second half of the 14th cent.). Compare well-beloved adj. Regarded with great affection or fondness, dearly loved; (also) loved by many. Cf. well-beloved adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] > loved very much well-loveda1400 well-belovedc1405 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7288 Prophet he was, sir samuel, Wel luued wit godd, for he was lel. a1425 N. Homily Legendary (Harl. suppl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 41 (MED) Cum vnto me, my wele-lufd frende! 1473 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 166 Our landis of Cragnenady in Glenyleff to our welluvyt frend Wilzam coly. c1525 T. Moulton Myrour of Helthe vi. sig. e.iv^v The man that is borne vnder this sygne [sc. Virgo], he shalbe well loued, & a man of great pyte & wyse. 1596 R. Linche Dom Diego in Diella sig. F4 Hasten her vnto his well-lou'd friend. 1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres iv. 58 Let her well loued selfe, her selfe preserue. 1671 in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 236 My loving neece, Charles Williams, son to my well-loved brother. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. cxxviii. 247 I will be there, my well-loved Heart. 1784 Morning Post 31 May Impel us from our well-lov'd way. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 E'en so as they had been bidden by Odysseus' well-loved son. 1895 Catholic Mag. Aug. 228 St. Cuthbert's well-loved Melrose. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 4/2 The landscapes of the Far Eastern painters are a kind of picture-writing. They tell..old and well-loved stories or suggest..deep moralities. 1948 Life 18 Oct. 131 (advt.) Now Phil Spitalny and the All-Girl Orchestra and Choir bring you the joyous, well-loved Christmas songs in inspiring new arrangements. 2006 J. Mueller Privilege of Poverty ii. 41 During a time of political upheaval and papal vulnerability, Gregory did not want to appear to be contradicting the well-loved Saint Francis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400
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