well-wishingn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wishing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wishing n.

Etymology: < well adv. + wishing n. Compare earlier well-wishing adj., later well-wish v., and also earlier well-willing n.²

The action or fact of wishing a person or thing well. Also: an instance of this; an expression of good wishes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > goodwill or kind intention > action of wishing well

well-willinga1382

goodwill1535

good willing1556

well-wishing1562

well wish1595

1562 T. Cooper Answere Def. Truth f. 25, in Apol. Priuate Masse When..the peoples well wisshynge is finisshed: those whiche wee call deacons geue parte of the breade and cuppe..vnto euery one that is present.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 200 My feare did euer deuine this hap, though my wellwishing impugned my presagings.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. C1 Not forgetting our accustomed greetinges and interchaungeable well wishinges.

1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. Y3^v Then Garnet falling into some professions of his welwishing to his Majestie,..answered that his Majestie was not yet Excommunicated.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 29 Hee who knowes so to live with Italians..as he can gain their well-wishing.

a1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. (1675) ii. iii. 326 Religion..will teach them..to be generous and large in their well-wishing and their well-doing.

1762 Fingal Reclaimed 7 In the same Spirit of well-wishing, I cannot help wishing that Mr. Mc——n had produced these Poems without Notes.

1848 Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Mag. 7 170 This general well-wishing..is so lazily defined that he cannot undertake to say what it admits and what it shuts out.

1892 B. P. Bowne Princ. Ethics iv. 111 Love simply as well-wishing, or an unwillingness to give pain, is quite as likely to be immoral as moral.

1909 J. R. Harris Side-lights New Test. Res. ii. 78 There is much hand-shaking and well-wishing.

1985 B. Holm Music of Failure 44 Ending up at dawn with hugging, lovemaking, well-wishing, and divine ecstatic hangover.

2011 R. Weininger & M. Kearney in I. Renzenbrink Caregiver Stress & Staff Support in Illness, Dying, & Bereavem. iv. 54 Slowly and silently repeating those phrases of well-wishing towards ourselves and others.

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

well-wishingadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɪŋ/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + wishing adj. Compare earlier well-willing adj., later well-wish v., and also earlier well-willed adj., well-willy adj.

That wishes a person or people in general well; benevolent, well-disposed; †loyal (obsolete); also figurative. Also: consisting of or characterized by good wishes.

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

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good-heartedc1425

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honeyed1435

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affectuousc1441

willya1449

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favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

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propiciant1531

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well-intendeda1535

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well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

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well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

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partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

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candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective]

holdc893

trueOE

leala1300

truefula1350

faithfula1375

true-hearted1465

liege1478

well-wishing1548

allegiant1556

vowed1560

lewtifull1563

whole-chested1576

devotious1583

devote1597

loyal-hearted1599

devoted1600

resolved1600

real1639

fidelious1650

liegeful1872

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke x. f. c^v If there be any there, y^t is the sonne of peace.., he shall enbrace and gladlye receiue so welwishyng geastes [L. & amplectetur hospitem bene ominantem].

1597 C. Middleton Famous Hist. Chinon iii. sig. D3^v Flying with the fauorable fortune of well wishing windes.

1623 T. Scot (title) An experimentall Discoverie of Spanish Practises or the Covnsell of a well-wishing Souldier.

a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1698) ii. §xxiv. 185 Well-wishing men grew more extremely to abhor the darkness that follow'd when they were gone.

1714 N. N. Will-with-a-wisp 62 The Contagion of his splendid Hæresy..puts all his well-wishing Libertines in a Blaze to believe his agreeable Doctrines.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 345 Thy candid well-wishing eye.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xvii And glass after glass they did drink in all sorts and shapes of well-wishing toasts.

1896 W. Black Briseis xviii. 229 Marked by a perfect self-possession—a self-possession sweet and serene and well-wishing.

1928 A. M. Duff Freedmen in Early Rom. Empire viii. 178 Paris..being the well-wishing comrade of the Emperor's debaucheries, escaped.

2011 J. W. Pennebaker Secret Life Pronouns v. 124 A flood of well-wishing comments from friends and strangers.

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

单词	well-wishing
释义	well-wishingn. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwɪʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwɪʃɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wishing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wishing n. Etymology: < well adv. + wishing n. Compare earlier well-wishing adj., later well-wish v., and also earlier well-willing n.² The action or fact of wishing a person or thing well. Also: an instance of this; an expression of good wishes. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > goodwill or kind intention > action of wishing well well-willinga1382 goodwill1535 good willing1556 well-wishing1562 well wish1595 1562 T. Cooper Answere Def. Truth f. 25, in Apol. Priuate Masse When..the peoples well wisshynge is finisshed: those whiche wee call deacons geue parte of the breade and cuppe..vnto euery one that is present. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 200 My feare did euer deuine this hap, though my wellwishing impugned my presagings. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. C1 Not forgetting our accustomed greetinges and interchaungeable well wishinges. 1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. Y3^v Then Garnet falling into some professions of his welwishing to his Majestie,..answered that his Majestie was not yet Excommunicated. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 29 Hee who knowes so to live with Italians..as he can gain their well-wishing. a1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. (1675) ii. iii. 326 Religion..will teach them..to be generous and large in their well-wishing and their well-doing. 1762 Fingal Reclaimed 7 In the same Spirit of well-wishing, I cannot help wishing that Mr. Mc——n had produced these Poems without Notes. 1848 Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Mag. 7 170 This general well-wishing..is so lazily defined that he cannot undertake to say what it admits and what it shuts out. 1892 B. P. Bowne Princ. Ethics iv. 111 Love simply as well-wishing, or an unwillingness to give pain, is quite as likely to be immoral as moral. 1909 J. R. Harris Side-lights New Test. Res. ii. 78 There is much hand-shaking and well-wishing. 1985 B. Holm Music of Failure 44 Ending up at dawn with hugging, lovemaking, well-wishing, and divine ecstatic hangover. 2011 R. Weininger & M. Kearney in I. Renzenbrink Caregiver Stress & Staff Support in Illness, Dying, & Bereavem. iv. 54 Slowly and silently repeating those phrases of well-wishing towards ourselves and others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). well-wishingadj. Brit. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wishing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wishing adj. Etymology: < well adv. + wishing adj. Compare earlier well-willing adj., later well-wish v., and also earlier well-willed adj., well-willy adj. That wishes a person or people in general well; benevolent, well-disposed; †loyal (obsolete); also figurative. Also: consisting of or characterized by good wishes. 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 > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective] holdc893 trueOE leala1300 truefula1350 faithfula1375 true-hearted1465 liege1478 well-wishing1548 allegiant1556 vowed1560 lewtifull1563 whole-chested1576 devotious1583 devote1597 loyal-hearted1599 devoted1600 resolved1600 real1639 fidelious1650 liegeful1872 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke x. f. c^v If there be any there, y^t is the sonne of peace.., he shall enbrace and gladlye receiue so welwishyng geastes [L. & amplectetur hospitem bene ominantem]. 1597 C. Middleton Famous Hist. Chinon iii. sig. D3^v Flying with the fauorable fortune of well wishing windes. 1623 T. Scot (title) An experimentall Discoverie of Spanish Practises or the Covnsell of a well-wishing Souldier. a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1698) ii. §xxiv. 185 Well-wishing men grew more extremely to abhor the darkness that follow'd when they were gone. 1714 N. N. Will-with-a-wisp 62 The Contagion of his splendid Hæresy..puts all his well-wishing Libertines in a Blaze to believe his agreeable Doctrines. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 345 Thy candid well-wishing eye. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xvii And glass after glass they did drink in all sorts and shapes of well-wishing toasts. 1896 W. Black Briseis xviii. 229 Marked by a perfect self-possession—a self-possession sweet and serene and well-wishing. 1928 A. M. Duff Freedmen in Early Rom. Empire viii. 178 Paris..being the well-wishing comrade of the Emperor's debaucheries, escaped. 2011 J. W. Pennebaker Secret Life Pronouns v. 124 A flood of well-wishing comments from friends and strangers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1562adj.1548
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