well-mindedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmaɪndɪd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and minded adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., minded adj.²

Etymology: < well adv. + minded adj.² Compare evil-minded adj. at evil adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1.

1. Originally: having or actuated by a good disposition or good intentions; generously or favourably disposed, benevolent. Later also: having valid or sound views; right-thinking, right-minded.

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

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well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

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good-heartedc1425

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willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

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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

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [adjective]

righteOE

righteouseOE

right-doingOE

rightfullOE

justc1384

rekenc1400

justfulc1425

upright1530

right-up1539

right-minded1574

principled1697

well-minded1824

unwrongful1876

c1522 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 74 By whiche thy speache and talking, thou shalt not onely profite thy selfe as thou sholdest haue done by thy well minded sylence, but also [etc.].

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I3^v An honest and well-minded gentleman.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 421 By their affected pouertie diuerting the Charitie of well-minded people from those that were truely poore.

1651 T. Gataker in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 507 Being ransomed by certaine charitable and well-minded Merchants.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 310 Sober, wellminded men, who were real Lovers of the Peace of the Kingdom.

1798 F. Kratter Maid of Marienburg iii. 86 A little trifling misconception of the affair.., that barely awaken'd in me the well-minded sincere anxiety, lest it might prove the occasion of a misunderstanding.

1824 R. Southey Let. 29 June in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1849) I. 115 He was a well-minded boy, and has made a very respectable man.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. ii. 12 Had he been perfectly well-minded in the matter, he would have gone too.

1956 B. Forbush E. Hicks, Quaker Liberal vii. 80 A sober, well-minded woman, worthy of high esteem.

1981 in M. H. Novak & J. W. Cooper Corporation 97 How do you account for this gullibility of intellectuals and other well-minded people?

2013 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 4 Feb. 6 I am fearful that it will push well-minded people to take the law into their own hands.

2. Having a strong inclination or desire to do something. Chiefly with to and infinitive. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective]

disposedc1340

willed1417

affecta1425

willinga1425

affectionatec1487

mindedc1487

talenteda1500

well-minded1524

affectioned?1532

affectionated1561

mindful1565

aminded1571

ingineda1583

affected1584

pregnant1604

in the (also a) —— mooda1625

fond1666

apt1677

the mind > will > decision > [adjective]

resolved1518

well-minded1524

counselled1525

pre-resolved1633

predetermined1760

1524 Queen Margaret of Scotl. Let. (modernized text) in M. A. E. Wood Lett. Royal & Illustrious Ladies (1846) I. 324 Your grace shall understand that there is many lords well-minded to the same.

1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde 20 Hit [sc. housbandrye] makethe good men, well disposed, and well mynded to do good for the common welthe.

1565 J. Campbell Let. Dec. in J. E. A. Dawson Campbell Lett. (1997) 128 My lord of Argyll quhom I fynd weill myndit to hayf ane apwntment wyt the actorety.

1627 R. Bernard Isle of Man (ed. 4) Ep. to Rdr. sig. A10^v Oh that it might not displease you, to heare me calling vpon you by name, who, I hope, are well-minded to such a blessed and charitable a [sic] worke.

1676 Earl of Monmouth & W. Brent tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. France vi. 254 Conde's party..was well minded to joyn with the Spanish faction.

1830 Olio 4 Dec. 386/1 I am well minded to follow them in their flight.

1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer 243 Forty thousand weathercocks, Each well-minded to keep his place.

1907 F. M. Hueffer Privy Seal i. ii. 21 He was well-minded to stay in Paris town for fourteen days.

1944 S. H. Adams Canal Town ii. v. 307 Never before in her life has she dared disobey me. I'm well-minded to smash in the door.

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

单词	well-minded
释义	well-mindedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmaɪndɪd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and minded adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., minded adj.² Etymology: < well adv. + minded adj.² Compare evil-minded adj. at evil adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1. 1. Originally: having or actuated by a good disposition or good intentions; generously or favourably disposed, benevolent. Later also: having valid or sound views; right-thinking, right-minded. 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 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [adjective] righteOE righteouseOE right-doingOE rightfullOE justc1384 rekenc1400 justfulc1425 upright1530 right-up1539 right-minded1574 principled1697 well-minded1824 unwrongful1876 c1522 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 74 By whiche thy speache and talking, thou shalt not onely profite thy selfe as thou sholdest haue done by thy well minded sylence, but also [etc.]. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I3^v An honest and well-minded gentleman. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 421 By their affected pouertie diuerting the Charitie of well-minded people from those that were truely poore. 1651 T. Gataker in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 507 Being ransomed by certaine charitable and well-minded Merchants. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 310 Sober, wellminded men, who were real Lovers of the Peace of the Kingdom. 1798 F. Kratter Maid of Marienburg iii. 86 A little trifling misconception of the affair.., that barely awaken'd in me the well-minded sincere anxiety, lest it might prove the occasion of a misunderstanding. 1824 R. Southey Let. 29 June in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1849) I. 115 He was a well-minded boy, and has made a very respectable man. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. ii. 12 Had he been perfectly well-minded in the matter, he would have gone too. 1956 B. Forbush E. Hicks, Quaker Liberal vii. 80 A sober, well-minded woman, worthy of high esteem. 1981 in M. H. Novak & J. W. Cooper Corporation 97 How do you account for this gullibility of intellectuals and other well-minded people? 2013 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 4 Feb. 6 I am fearful that it will push well-minded people to take the law into their own hands. 2. Having a strong inclination or desire to do something. Chiefly with to and infinitive. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] disposedc1340 willed1417 affecta1425 willinga1425 affectionatec1487 mindedc1487 talenteda1500 well-minded1524 affectioned?1532 affectionated1561 mindful1565 aminded1571 ingineda1583 affected1584 pregnant1604 in the (also a) —— mooda1625 fond1666 apt1677 the mind > will > decision > [adjective] resolved1518 well-minded1524 counselled1525 pre-resolved1633 predetermined1760 1524 Queen Margaret of Scotl. Let. (modernized text) in M. A. E. Wood Lett. Royal & Illustrious Ladies (1846) I. 324 Your grace shall understand that there is many lords well-minded to the same. 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde 20 Hit [sc. housbandrye] makethe good men, well disposed, and well mynded to do good for the common welthe. 1565 J. Campbell Let. Dec. in J. E. A. Dawson Campbell Lett. (1997) 128 My lord of Argyll quhom I fynd weill myndit to hayf ane apwntment wyt the actorety. 1627 R. Bernard Isle of Man (ed. 4) Ep. to Rdr. sig. A10^v Oh that it might not displease you, to heare me calling vpon you by name, who, I hope, are well-minded to such a blessed and charitable a [sic] worke. 1676 Earl of Monmouth & W. Brent tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. France vi. 254 Conde's party..was well minded to joyn with the Spanish faction. 1830 Olio 4 Dec. 386/1 I am well minded to follow them in their flight. 1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer 243 Forty thousand weathercocks, Each well-minded to keep his place. 1907 F. M. Hueffer Privy Seal i. ii. 21 He was well-minded to stay in Paris town for fourteen days. 1944 S. H. Adams Canal Town ii. v. 307 Never before in her life has she dared disobey me. I'm well-minded to smash in the door. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1522
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