well-omenedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈəʊmɛnd/,

/ˌwɛlˈəʊmənd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈoʊmənd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + omened adj. Compare earlier ill-omened adj.

Auspicious, of good omen. Also: attended by good fortune.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious

goodOE

fortunatec1400

luckyc1450

fortunablec1465

sonsyc1540

propitious1581

auspicate1603

auspicial1614

auspicious1616

well1633

silly1650

auspical1656

candid1715

well-omened1720

good luck1761

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] > of good omen

luckyc1450

benefic1601

well-boding1603

auspicial1614

auspicious1614

benevolous1642

dexter1646

benefical1647

auspical1656

well-omened1720

promissory1732

auspicatory1734

dextral1774

1720 M. Fowke & W. Bond Epist. Clio & Strephon 26 Study, well-omen'd Bard, thy Voice improve.

1754 P. Francis Constantine v. 56 These well-omen'd Thunders..Shall drown the Cries of Death.

1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 155 Command to observe well-omened words.

1849 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 211 Not a very complimentary or well-omened name, certainly.

1903 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 24 435 It is this careful choice of well-omened words in prayer which characterizes ancient religion of the popular mind.

2003 J. Considine in H. Antor et al. Refractions of Germany in Canad. Lit. & Culture 21 One respect in which the ‘Refractions of Germany’ conference in fact seemed particularly well-omened was the presence of three cheerful small boys.

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

单词	well-omened
释义	well-omenedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈəʊmɛnd/, /ˌwɛlˈəʊmənd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈoʊmənd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., omened adj. Etymology: < well adv. + omened adj. Compare earlier ill-omened adj. Auspicious, of good omen. Also: attended by good fortune. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious goodOE fortunatec1400 luckyc1450 fortunablec1465 sonsyc1540 propitious1581 auspicate1603 auspicial1614 auspicious1616 well1633 silly1650 auspical1656 candid1715 well-omened1720 good luck1761 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] > of good omen luckyc1450 benefic1601 well-boding1603 auspicial1614 auspicious1614 benevolous1642 dexter1646 benefical1647 auspical1656 well-omened1720 promissory1732 auspicatory1734 dextral1774 1720 M. Fowke & W. Bond Epist. Clio & Strephon 26 Study, well-omen'd Bard, thy Voice improve. 1754 P. Francis Constantine v. 56 These well-omen'd Thunders..Shall drown the Cries of Death. 1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 155 Command to observe well-omened words. 1849 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 211 Not a very complimentary or well-omened name, certainly. 1903 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 24 435 It is this careful choice of well-omened words in prayer which characterizes ancient religion of the popular mind. 2003 J. Considine in H. Antor et al. Refractions of Germany in Canad. Lit. & Culture 21 One respect in which the ‘Refractions of Germany’ conference in fact seemed particularly well-omened was the presence of three cheerful small boys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1720
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