well-conceitedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlkənˈsiːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlkənˈsidᵻd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + conceited adj.

1. Of a person: favourably disposed; having a favourable opinion (of a person, in later use esp. oneself, or a thing). Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed

favourable1340

pleasantc1350

propense?1534

good disposed1553

well-affectioned1561

well-affected?1563

well-conceited1592

propensive1599

conceited1612

well-set1632

well-disposed1660

1592 E. Smyth tr. J. de L'Espine Disc. touching Tranquilitie vi. f. 140^v To blot their credits, and..to make them odious vnto such, who are any thing well conceited of them.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxiii. 205 The people [were] well conceited of the Kings aimes.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 27 To be well conceited, and well affected toward his Maker.

1722 R. Cocks Farewell Serm. 20 Men are generally so well conceited of their own Abilities, that they are very apt to believe, that every Thing they do or think, is best and uncontroulable.

1766 Merlinus Liberatus sig. D Those stubborn Agents, though never so well conceited of the Management of their own clandestine Projects, meet with obstruction.

1907 ‘H. Strang’ On Spanish Main ix. 114 He was beat, as I said, and being well conceited of his skill, he was for a moment vexed.

†2. Displaying great imagination or invention; witty, ingenious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [adjective] > characterized by invention

conceited1542

deviceful1590

minted1598

well-conceited1598

inventive1601

good-conceiteda1616

made-up1773

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vi. sig. E6^v Such straines of well-conceited poesie.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 31 Well conceited Dauy.

1612 W. Fennor Cornu-copiæ 81 A well-conceited fiction I haue read, Among the Stories which old Poets framed.

1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects v. 22 Wyse the youngest of the foure Brethren, went to the North, hauing instruments necessary with him to effectuate any thing that his well conceipted inuention could finde out.

1749 J. Upton Remarks on Three Plays of Jonson 95 A humourous and well-conceited speech of Jaques, in Shakespeare's As you Like it.

1755 M. Mendez Squire of Dames ii. xxiii, in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems IV. 147 Many a well conceited roundelay He sung in honour of his Columbel.

1896 Graphic 13 June 709/3 Such well-conceited dainty torments as when one would bite his love and be glad of it.

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

单词	well-conceited
释义	well-conceitedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlkənˈsiːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlkənˈsidᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and conceited adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., conceited adj. Etymology: < well adv. + conceited adj. 1. Of a person: favourably disposed; having a favourable opinion (of a person, in later use esp. oneself, or a thing). Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed favourable1340 pleasantc1350 propense?1534 good disposed1553 well-affectioned1561 well-affected?1563 well-conceited1592 propensive1599 conceited1612 well-set1632 well-disposed1660 1592 E. Smyth tr. J. de L'Espine Disc. touching Tranquilitie vi. f. 140^v To blot their credits, and..to make them odious vnto such, who are any thing well conceited of them. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxiii. 205 The people [were] well conceited of the Kings aimes. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 27 To be well conceited, and well affected toward his Maker. 1722 R. Cocks Farewell Serm. 20 Men are generally so well conceited of their own Abilities, that they are very apt to believe, that every Thing they do or think, is best and uncontroulable. 1766 Merlinus Liberatus sig. D Those stubborn Agents, though never so well conceited of the Management of their own clandestine Projects, meet with obstruction. 1907 ‘H. Strang’ On Spanish Main ix. 114 He was beat, as I said, and being well conceited of his skill, he was for a moment vexed. †2. Displaying great imagination or invention; witty, ingenious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [adjective] > characterized by invention conceited1542 deviceful1590 minted1598 well-conceited1598 inventive1601 good-conceiteda1616 made-up1773 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vi. sig. E6^v Such straines of well-conceited poesie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 31 Well conceited Dauy. View more context for this quotation 1612 W. Fennor Cornu-copiæ 81 A well-conceited fiction I haue read, Among the Stories which old Poets framed. 1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects v. 22 Wyse the youngest of the foure Brethren, went to the North, hauing instruments necessary with him to effectuate any thing that his well conceipted inuention could finde out. 1749 J. Upton Remarks on Three Plays of Jonson 95 A humourous and well-conceited speech of Jaques, in Shakespeare's As you Like it. 1755 M. Mendez Squire of Dames ii. xxiii, in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems IV. 147 Many a well conceited roundelay He sung in honour of his Columbel. 1896 Graphic 13 June 709/3 Such well-conceited dainty torments as when one would bite his love and be glad of it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1592
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