well-meantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛnt/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and mean v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English meant , mean v.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + meant, past participle of mean v.¹, after to mean well (see mean v.¹ 2). Compare well-meaned adj.¹, well-meaning adj., and (with the use as noun) earlier well-meaning n.

A. adj.

1. Of an action, remark, etc.: said or done with right or good intentions; honestly or kindly intended.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > characterized by goodwill or kind intention

well-willingOE

kindlya1375

well-meant?1476

well-wished1560

well-natured1561

willing-minded1564

well-meaned1580

well-intendeda1586

well-designed1641

well-designing1670

goodwilly1706

well-intentioned1734

good faith1880

?1476 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 604 I haue herd oft tymys Rychard Stratton sey that ye can and wyll take euery thyng well that is well ment.

1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas v. f. ci Saule..though [perh. read thought] God would be pleased wyth the wel ment fat sacrifice of Kynge Agag.

1568 R. D. Exhort. to Eng. To Rdr. sig. A^v This my brotherlye Exhortation, dedicated vnto thee, humbly beseching thee to accept the same, as a welment token of my good wil.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iii. iii. 67 His demand Springs not from Edwards well-meant honest Loue, But from Deceit, bred by Necessitie.

1628 R. Hayman in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1918) Jan. 31 The poore successe of diuers of these well meant general treatises.

1707 F. Atterbury Large Vindic. Doctr. Funeral Serm. T. Bennet 4 Had I err'd in this case, it had been a well-meant Mistake.

1784 W. Hayley Lord Russel ii, in Plays of Three Acts 304 Our pious friends Must lose their well-meant labor in debate.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 208 My ill-timed, though well-meant, request.

1882 W. R. S. Ralston tr. Tibetan Tales xxxiii. 326 The jackal said, ‘O nephew, as you will not listen to my well-meant words, you will go to perdition.’

1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon III. ii. xxiv. 84 Valentine's well-meant, but perhaps injudicious interference.

1962 D. Clark Ghetto Game iv. 84 They have codes of ethics that are well-meant, but ambiguous and highly generalized.

2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts v. 129 By 1951 over 20,000 patients in the USA had undergone these rash if well-meant procedures.

2. Of a person: well-meaning; (formerly also) well-disposed, kindly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

mildeOE

blitheOE

goodOE

well-willingOE

beina1200

goodfulc1275

blithefula1300

faira1300

benignc1320

gainc1330

sweetc1330

kinda1333

propicec1350

well-willeda1382

well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

well-willed1417

good-heartedc1425

kindlyc1425

honeyed1435

propitious1440

affectuousc1441

willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

benevolent1482

favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

beneficial1526

propiciant1531

benignate1533

well-intendeda1535

beneficious1535

kind-hearted1535

well-given1535

affectioned1539

well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

affectionated1561

well-natured1561

well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

good-natured1582

partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

beneficent1616

candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

1765 ‘B. Bourgeois’ Disappointed Coxcomb iv. i. 43 Poor Mr. Stockbank, a very worthy, considerate, well meant man.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 153 A well-looked, well-meant, and on the whole, well-dispositioned girl.

1916 Bull. National Assoc. Credit Men Nov. 1013 He is an enthusiastic optimist, a well-meant fellow.

1997 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 6 Apr. 11 d He is a well-meant man, if awkward and shy.

2011 G. Christakos Integrative Problem-solving in Time of Decadence i. 89 Well-meant people have made suggestions seeking to improve the sad state of affairs.

†B. n.

Good intention personified. Cf. well-done n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. lii. 238 And curious thay That, dribling Almes by Arte, disband wel-Meant from wel-Dons pay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	well-meant
释义	well-meantadj.n. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmɛnt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɛnt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and mean v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English meant , mean v.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + meant, past participle of mean v.¹, after to mean well (see mean v.¹ 2). Compare well-meaned adj.¹, well-meaning adj., and (with the use as noun) earlier well-meaning n. A. adj. 1. Of an action, remark, etc.: said or done with right or good intentions; honestly or kindly intended. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > characterized by goodwill or kind intention well-willingOE kindlya1375 well-meant?1476 well-wished1560 well-natured1561 willing-minded1564 well-meaned1580 well-intendeda1586 well-designed1641 well-designing1670 goodwilly1706 well-intentioned1734 good faith1880 ?1476 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 604 I haue herd oft tymys Rychard Stratton sey that ye can and wyll take euery thyng well that is well ment. 1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas v. f. ci Saule..though [perh. read thought] God would be pleased wyth the wel ment fat sacrifice of Kynge Agag. 1568 R. D. Exhort. to Eng. To Rdr. sig. A^v This my brotherlye Exhortation, dedicated vnto thee, humbly beseching thee to accept the same, as a welment token of my good wil. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iii. iii. 67 His demand Springs not from Edwards well-meant honest Loue, But from Deceit, bred by Necessitie. View more context for this quotation 1628 R. Hayman in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1918) Jan. 31 The poore successe of diuers of these well meant general treatises. 1707 F. Atterbury Large Vindic. Doctr. Funeral Serm. T. Bennet 4 Had I err'd in this case, it had been a well-meant Mistake. 1784 W. Hayley Lord Russel ii, in Plays of Three Acts 304 Our pious friends Must lose their well-meant labor in debate. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 208 My ill-timed, though well-meant, request. 1882 W. R. S. Ralston tr. Tibetan Tales xxxiii. 326 The jackal said, ‘O nephew, as you will not listen to my well-meant words, you will go to perdition.’ 1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon III. ii. xxiv. 84 Valentine's well-meant, but perhaps injudicious interference. 1962 D. Clark Ghetto Game iv. 84 They have codes of ethics that are well-meant, but ambiguous and highly generalized. 2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts v. 129 By 1951 over 20,000 patients in the USA had undergone these rash if well-meant procedures. 2. Of a person: well-meaning; (formerly also) well-disposed, kindly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 1765 ‘B. Bourgeois’ Disappointed Coxcomb iv. i. 43 Poor Mr. Stockbank, a very worthy, considerate, well meant man. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 153 A well-looked, well-meant, and on the whole, well-dispositioned girl. 1916 Bull. National Assoc. Credit Men Nov. 1013 He is an enthusiastic optimist, a well-meant fellow. 1997 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 6 Apr. 11 d He is a well-meant man, if awkward and shy. 2011 G. Christakos Integrative Problem-solving in Time of Decadence i. 89 Well-meant people have made suggestions seeking to improve the sad state of affairs. †B. n. Good intention personified. Cf. well-done n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. lii. 238 And curious thay That, dribling Almes by Arte, disband wel-Meant from wel-Dons pay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?1476
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