Well

Well, wel, adj. good in condition: fortunate: comfortable: in health.—n. (Spens.) good health, fortune.—adv. in a proper manner: rightly: thoroughly: favourably: conveniently: to a considerable extent: conscientiously: so be it (as a sign of assent).—adjs. Well′-acquaint′ed, having intimate personal knowledge; Well′-advised′, prudent.—adv. Well′-anear′ (Shak.), very soon.—adj. Well′-appoint′ed, in good trim.—n. Well′-appoint′edness′.—adjs. Well′-bal′anced, properly adjusted; Well′-behāved′, becoming in manner.—n. Well′-bē′ing, state of being well, welfare.—adjs. Well′-beloved′, very dear; Well′-beseem′ing, properly becoming; Well′-beseen′ (Spens.), showy in appearance; Well′-born, born of a good or respectable family: not of mean birth; Well′-breathed, strong of lung; Well′-bred, educated to polished manners: of good stock; Well′-condi′tioned, in a desirable condition; Well′-conduct′ed, properly led: acting properly; Well′-disposed′, favourable.—ns. Well′-do′er, a benefactor; Well′-do′ing, a doing of what is right or good.—adjs. Well′-earned, thoroughly deserved; Well′-ed′ucated, having a good education; Well′-famed, famous; Well-fā′voured, good-looking; Well′-fed, fat; Well′-found, commendable; Well′-found′ed, highly probable; Well′-graced, popular; Well′-ground′ed, very likely; Well′-informed′, full of varied information; Well′-inten′tioned, of upright intentions or purpose; Well′-judged, correctly calculated; Well′-knit, strongly framed; Well′-known, fully known: celebrated: notorious; Well′-lik′ing (Shak.), in good condition: clever, smart; Well′-look′ing, good-looking; Well′-mann′ered, polite: obedient; Well′-marked, obvious, decided; Well′-mean′ing, well-intentioned; Well′-meant, rightly intended; Well′-mind′ed, favourably inclined.—adv. Well′-nigh, nearly: almost.—adjs. Well′-or′dered, correctly governed; Well′-pleas′ing, acceptable; Well′-plight′ed (Spens.), well folded; Well′-propor′tioned, having correct proportions; Well′-read, of extensive reading; Well′-reg′ulated, well-ordered; Well′-respect′ed, highly esteemed; Well-round′ed, symmetrical; Well′-seen (Shak.), experienced, skilful; Well′-set, properly arranged: fitly put together; Well′-spō′ken, spoken properly: graceful in speech; Well′-tem′pered (mus.), tuned in equal temperament; Well′-thewed (Spens.), well-educated, well-mannered, of good disposition; Well′-tim′bered, furnished with much timber; Well′-timed, opportune: keeping accurate time; Well′-to-do, prosperous; Well′-turned, accurately rounded or fashioned; Well′-warr′anted, having good credit.—ns. Well′-will′er, -wish′er, one who wills or wishes well.—adjs. Well′-wished (Shak.), held in good-will; Well′-won, honestly gained; Well′-worn, worn threadbare: (rare) becomingly worn.—adv. Well′y (prov.), well-nigh.—Well done, a word of praise, bravely! nobly! Well enough, in a moderate but sufficient degree; Well met (see Meet); Well off, in good circumstances; Well said, well done! Well up (coll.), well versed in, well acquainted with (with in).—As well as (see As); Just as well, all the same: so much the better. [A.S. wel; cog. with Goth. vaila, Ger. wohl, from the root of will.]