good-lookingadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡʊdˈlʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊdˈlʊkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., looking adj.

Etymology: < good adj. + looking adj., after good looks n. Compare earlier well-looking adj.

1. Of a person: of good or pleasing appearance; (now usually) physically attractive, esp. having a beautiful face. Cf. well-looking adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

seemlya1225

featous1340

jolly?a1366

tretis?a1366

comelya1375

covenablea1375

well-beseenc1374

favourablea1398

farrandc1400

personable?1435

well-favoureda1438

covenantc1440

likelyc1450

trety?c1450

tret1488

decore?a1513

jimp?a1513

wally?a1513

smotter?1520

snout-fair1530

well-looking1613

comely-looking1648

personal1658

comely-looked1664

winsome1677

tidy1714

good-looking1715

well to be seen1809

1715 J. Browne & W. Oldisworth State Tracts I. 270 A Couple of good looking Fellows were below in the Entry.

1736 R. Brookes tr. J.-B. Du Halde et al. Gen. Hist. China IV. 64 I saw a good-looking Countryman driving a heavy Wheelbarrow before him.

1762 L. Sterne Let. 12 Aug. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 286 My wife [has got] a decent femme de chambre, and a good looking laquais.

1780 T. Davies Mem. Life David Garrick (1781) II. 92 Holland, to speak in a familiar phrase, was what we call a good-looking man.

1847 G. P. R. James Convict ii He was tall, strong, and good-looking.

1895 Pall Mall Mag. Nov. 394 A good-looking woman, a little on the wrong side of thirty, perhaps.

1905 Cent. Mag. May 70/2 Sally may not be as good-lookin' as some I know, but she's good-natured.

1988 M. Moorcock Mother London i. 21 He was good-looking, glamorous enough to have his pick of the ladies.

2005 Loot 13 Dec. (Liverpool ed.) 65/4 (advt.) Bi-male, 31, 6ft, toned, good-looking seeking other bi-males, under 35, for fun times.

2. gen. Having an aesthetically pleasing appearance; attractive, well-proportioned. Cf. well-looking adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 50 If well dressed, this is a good looking dish.

1884 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News 16 Feb. 563/2 What a pity it is that such a good-looking horse..should be such an uncertain performer!

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 48/2 Fingers are quicker but using these long, good-looking tongs makes clutching a pretzel something of an accomplishment.

1998 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. (Connected section) 10/4 The Spectrum could pull off reasonably good-looking graphics.

Derivatives

ˌgood-ˈlookingness n. the quality of being good-looking; attractiveness, beauty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > specifically of humans

fairnessOE

beautya1350

looksc1400

pertnessc1450

well-favouredness1545

thews1567

good looks1591

bonniness1603

good-lookingness1828

1828 Leodiensian June 202 A self-complacent smile of conscious good-lookingness.

1891 Spectator 4 July Dignity and good-lookingness.

1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger v. 80 The Afro style is not right for him... He looks like all hair and no face. That hides the good-lookingness.

2008 New Yorker 25 Aug. 24/3 He brings a little bit of good-lookingness to the whole political scene.

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

单词	good-looking
释义	good-lookingadj. Brit. /ˌɡʊdˈlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɡʊdˈlʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., looking adj. Etymology: < good adj. + looking adj., after good looks n. Compare earlier well-looking adj. 1. Of a person: of good or pleasing appearance; (now usually) physically attractive, esp. having a beautiful face. Cf. well-looking adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE seemlya1225 featous1340 jolly?a1366 tretis?a1366 comelya1375 covenablea1375 well-beseenc1374 favourablea1398 farrandc1400 personable?1435 well-favoureda1438 covenantc1440 likelyc1450 trety?c1450 tret1488 decore?a1513 jimp?a1513 wally?a1513 smotter?1520 snout-fair1530 well-looking1613 comely-looking1648 personal1658 comely-looked1664 winsome1677 tidy1714 good-looking1715 well to be seen1809 1715 J. Browne & W. Oldisworth State Tracts I. 270 A Couple of good looking Fellows were below in the Entry. 1736 R. Brookes tr. J.-B. Du Halde et al. Gen. Hist. China IV. 64 I saw a good-looking Countryman driving a heavy Wheelbarrow before him. 1762 L. Sterne Let. 12 Aug. in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 286 My wife [has got] a decent femme de chambre, and a good looking laquais. 1780 T. Davies Mem. Life David Garrick (1781) II. 92 Holland, to speak in a familiar phrase, was what we call a good-looking man. 1847 G. P. R. James Convict ii He was tall, strong, and good-looking. 1895 Pall Mall Mag. Nov. 394 A good-looking woman, a little on the wrong side of thirty, perhaps. 1905 Cent. Mag. May 70/2 Sally may not be as good-lookin' as some I know, but she's good-natured. 1988 M. Moorcock Mother London i. 21 He was good-looking, glamorous enough to have his pick of the ladies. 2005 Loot 13 Dec. (Liverpool ed.) 65/4 (advt.) Bi-male, 31, 6ft, toned, good-looking seeking other bi-males, under 35, for fun times. 2. gen. Having an aesthetically pleasing appearance; attractive, well-proportioned. Cf. well-looking adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 50 If well dressed, this is a good looking dish. 1884 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News 16 Feb. 563/2 What a pity it is that such a good-looking horse..should be such an uncertain performer! 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 48/2 Fingers are quicker but using these long, good-looking tongs makes clutching a pretzel something of an accomplishment. 1998 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. (Connected section) 10/4 The Spectrum could pull off reasonably good-looking graphics. Derivatives ˌgood-ˈlookingness n. the quality of being good-looking; attractiveness, beauty. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > specifically of humans fairnessOE beautya1350 looksc1400 pertnessc1450 well-favouredness1545 thews1567 good looks1591 bonniness1603 good-lookingness1828 1828 Leodiensian June 202 A self-complacent smile of conscious good-lookingness. 1891 Spectator 4 July Dignity and good-lookingness. 1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger v. 80 The Afro style is not right for him... He looks like all hair and no face. That hides the good-lookingness. 2008 New Yorker 25 Aug. 24/3 He brings a little bit of good-lookingness to the whole political scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1715
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