well-foundedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfaʊndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfaʊndəd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and found v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., found v.²

Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of found v.²

1. Built on a solid foundation. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [adjective] > founding or instituting > settled or established

rootfastlOE

stablec1290

institutec1325

sad1340

firmc1374

rooteda1393

stabledc1400

substantialc1449

well-foundeda1450

surec1475

standing1549

afloat1551

well-established1559

steadyc1571

naturalized1590

erected1603

established1642

instituted1647

settled1649

riveted1652

radicate1656

inrooted1660

institute1668

statuminated1674

planted1685

stablished1709

deep-seated1741

founded1771

set-up1856

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > relating to or forming a base > having a (specific) base

footedOE

standing1412

well-couchedc1475

bottomed1582

baseda1616

foundeda1616

well-bottomeda1628

well-founded1671

clawed1768

claw-feet1823

substructured1952

a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 922 And which a godely speche had that swete..So frendely and so well y-grounded Vpon all reson so well y-founded [Fr. Fondée sur toute raison].

1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 22 Quhen the weill foundit antiquitie for a cursit noueltie is ouerquhelmit.

1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 71 He reserueth reuenge vnto himselfe; which, they that by combat seeke to wreake themselues, take vpon them to do..contrary to the orders and constitutions of all wel-founded Common-weales.

1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. xxiv. 164 My Prayer began to settle itself, like a well-founded Building.

1706 W. Congreve Pindarique Ode on Her Majesty's Arms i. 5 Britain's Queen..Fix'd on the Base of Her well-founded State.

1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing vii. 366 We will for this purpose establish a set of well-founded principles for our standard.

1861 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 453/2 A well-founded republic can, then, be destroyed only by destroying its people.

1921 Science 7 Oct. 312/1 We are engaged in a serious struggle to maintain our historic republican institutions through barring the entrance of those who are unfit to share the duties and responsibilities of our well-founded government.

2000 F. Neuhouser Found. Hegel's Social Theory ii. 73 The ineliminable relations of dependence among individuals are preserved but regulated by a system of well-founded law.

2. esp. Of a belief, sentiment, hypothesis, etc.: based on good evidence or reasons; having a foundation in fact or reality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > defined, well-formed

well-assureda1413

definite1553

firm1600

well-founded1608

stated1651

well-establisheda1685

ironclad1838

rock-bottom1889

1608 H. Fitzsimon Catholike Confut. 230 I conclude with Melancthon, of whom Caluin had such opinion as he sayd of his owne beleefe in any point (note therby how firme and well founded it was)..‘Yf Philip declare in any woord, that I am not of his mynde, I will streight recant.’

1658 tr. M. C. de La Chambre Disc. Princ. Chiromancy xx. 76 A well founded conjecture for us to beleeve, that every member is governed by one of those Stars.

1745 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 210/1 It is a well-founded opinion that this event, to balance its other glorious consequences, involv'd us in two ruinous land wars.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. i. 6 Her jealousy, already but too well founded, received every hour the poisonous nourishment of fresh conviction.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xvii. 262 A well-founded disbelief in the co-operation of the English Jacobites, kept many Scottish men of rank from his standard.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 248 These complaints were in many cases well founded.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 486/1 On the part of the people, a well-founded distrust of their so-called servants.

1905 F. Harrison Chatham iii. 42 There was no personal malignity in his accusations, he believed them to be well-founded.

1969 R. C. Tucker Marxian Revol. Idea vi. 213 The history of radical movements, Marxist ones included, suggests that Mao's fear of the coming deradicalization of Chinese communism is well founded.

2004 World Soccer Dec. 67 In Brazil he had a well-founded reputation for being something of a Don Juan.

Derivatives

ˌwell-ˈfoundedly adv. with good reason; on good grounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [adverb]

with reasonc1300

skilfullyc1325

skillwiselya1340

skilfula1400

reasonablyc1400

of reason1405

in reasona1450

upon reasonc1450

reasonfully1532

justlya1538

rationablya1540

reasonally1567

reasonable1573

as soon (as)1579

rationally1610

to reason1613

rational1662

correctlya1704

rightly1703

upon the weight of1710

legitimately1794

well-foundedly?1841

tarblish1842

sanely1884

?1841 J. Sortain Let. in B. M. Sortain Memorials Rev. J. Sortain (1861) xviii. 273 I deeply regret the drawback to my book's extensive circulation, which you kindly and well-foundedly mention.

1888 Sat. Rev. 27 Oct. 486/2 They had prided themselves, not too well-foundedly, that..they had far the better of England.

2008 A. P. Balk Saints & Sinners 380 Von Eschenbach..is well-foundedly credited with having authored the first rites de passage novel in Europe.

ˌwell-ˈfoundedness n. the quality or condition of being well-founded; esp. the quality of being based on good evidence or reasons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun]

stablenessa1300

tack1412

steadfastnessc1450

surenessc1450

stability1470

radicationa1500

constance1509

steadiness1530

certitudea1533

firmance1533

staidness1556

establishment1561

settledness1571

settling1582

state1597

groundedness1601

inviscerationa1631

setness1642

unmalleableness1644

fixedness1647

poise1649

inveteracy1716

well-foundedness1735

fixity1791

unmalleability1828

deep-rootedness1860

instatement1877

steady state1885

hard and fastness1897

1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Radicality or Radicalness, the Firmness, Soundness, or Well-foundedness of any thing that is as it were fastened by Roots, like a large Tree, &c.

1833 W. McCoun in C. Edwards Rep. Chancery Cases 1st Circuit N.Y. 1 16 The probability which it adds to the well foundedness of the charge of adultery.

1920 Glasgow Herald 25 Feb. 9/3 There can be no discussion..with regard to..the well-foundedness of the charges.

2001 D. McGhee Homosexuality, Law & Resistance ii. 82 His former lover's arrest in Romania supported the well-foundedness of his fear of returning to that country.

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

单词	well-founded
释义	well-foundedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfaʊndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfaʊndəd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and found v.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., found v.² Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of found v.² 1. Built on a solid foundation. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [adjective] > founding or instituting > settled or established rootfastlOE stablec1290 institutec1325 sad1340 firmc1374 rooteda1393 stabledc1400 substantialc1449 well-foundeda1450 surec1475 standing1549 afloat1551 well-established1559 steadyc1571 naturalized1590 erected1603 established1642 instituted1647 settled1649 riveted1652 radicate1656 inrooted1660 institute1668 statuminated1674 planted1685 stablished1709 deep-seated1741 founded1771 set-up1856 the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > relating to or forming a base > having a (specific) base footedOE standing1412 well-couchedc1475 bottomed1582 baseda1616 foundeda1616 well-bottomeda1628 well-founded1671 clawed1768 claw-feet1823 substructured1952 a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 922 And which a godely speche had that swete..So frendely and so well y-grounded Vpon all reson so well y-founded [Fr. Fondée sur toute raison]. 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1890) II. 22 Quhen the weill foundit antiquitie for a cursit noueltie is ouerquhelmit. 1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 71 He reserueth reuenge vnto himselfe; which, they that by combat seeke to wreake themselues, take vpon them to do..contrary to the orders and constitutions of all wel-founded Common-weales. 1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. xxiv. 164 My Prayer began to settle itself, like a well-founded Building. 1706 W. Congreve Pindarique Ode on Her Majesty's Arms i. 5 Britain's Queen..Fix'd on the Base of Her well-founded State. 1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing vii. 366 We will for this purpose establish a set of well-founded principles for our standard. 1861 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 453/2 A well-founded republic can, then, be destroyed only by destroying its people. 1921 Science 7 Oct. 312/1 We are engaged in a serious struggle to maintain our historic republican institutions through barring the entrance of those who are unfit to share the duties and responsibilities of our well-founded government. 2000 F. Neuhouser Found. Hegel's Social Theory ii. 73 The ineliminable relations of dependence among individuals are preserved but regulated by a system of well-founded law. 2. esp. Of a belief, sentiment, hypothesis, etc.: based on good evidence or reasons; having a foundation in fact or reality. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > defined, well-formed well-assureda1413 definite1553 firm1600 well-founded1608 stated1651 well-establisheda1685 ironclad1838 rock-bottom1889 1608 H. Fitzsimon Catholike Confut. 230 I conclude with Melancthon, of whom Caluin had such opinion as he sayd of his owne beleefe in any point (note therby how firme and well founded it was)..‘Yf Philip declare in any woord, that I am not of his mynde, I will streight recant.’ 1658 tr. M. C. de La Chambre Disc. Princ. Chiromancy xx. 76 A well founded conjecture for us to beleeve, that every member is governed by one of those Stars. 1745 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 210/1 It is a well-founded opinion that this event, to balance its other glorious consequences, involv'd us in two ruinous land wars. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. i. 6 Her jealousy, already but too well founded, received every hour the poisonous nourishment of fresh conviction. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xvii. 262 A well-founded disbelief in the co-operation of the English Jacobites, kept many Scottish men of rank from his standard. View more context for this quotation 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 248 These complaints were in many cases well founded. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 486/1 On the part of the people, a well-founded distrust of their so-called servants. 1905 F. Harrison Chatham iii. 42 There was no personal malignity in his accusations, he believed them to be well-founded. 1969 R. C. Tucker Marxian Revol. Idea vi. 213 The history of radical movements, Marxist ones included, suggests that Mao's fear of the coming deradicalization of Chinese communism is well founded. 2004 World Soccer Dec. 67 In Brazil he had a well-founded reputation for being something of a Don Juan. Derivatives ˌwell-ˈfoundedly adv. with good reason; on good grounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [adverb] with reasonc1300 skilfullyc1325 skillwiselya1340 skilfula1400 reasonablyc1400 of reason1405 in reasona1450 upon reasonc1450 reasonfully1532 justlya1538 rationablya1540 reasonally1567 reasonable1573 as soon (as)1579 rationally1610 to reason1613 rational1662 correctlya1704 rightly1703 upon the weight of1710 legitimately1794 well-foundedly?1841 tarblish1842 sanely1884 ?1841 J. Sortain Let. in B. M. Sortain Memorials Rev. J. Sortain (1861) xviii. 273 I deeply regret the drawback to my book's extensive circulation, which you kindly and well-foundedly mention. 1888 Sat. Rev. 27 Oct. 486/2 They had prided themselves, not too well-foundedly, that..they had far the better of England. 2008 A. P. Balk Saints & Sinners 380 Von Eschenbach..is well-foundedly credited with having authored the first rites de passage novel in Europe. ˌwell-ˈfoundedness n. the quality or condition of being well-founded; esp. the quality of being based on good evidence or reasons. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun] stablenessa1300 tack1412 steadfastnessc1450 surenessc1450 stability1470 radicationa1500 constance1509 steadiness1530 certitudea1533 firmance1533 staidness1556 establishment1561 settledness1571 settling1582 state1597 groundedness1601 inviscerationa1631 setness1642 unmalleableness1644 fixedness1647 poise1649 inveteracy1716 well-foundedness1735 fixity1791 unmalleability1828 deep-rootedness1860 instatement1877 steady state1885 hard and fastness1897 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Radicality or Radicalness, the Firmness, Soundness, or Well-foundedness of any thing that is as it were fastened by Roots, like a large Tree, &c. 1833 W. McCoun in C. Edwards Rep. Chancery Cases 1st Circuit N.Y. 1 16 The probability which it adds to the well foundedness of the charge of adultery. 1920 Glasgow Herald 25 Feb. 9/3 There can be no discussion..with regard to..the well-foundedness of the charges. 2001 D. McGhee Homosexuality, Law & Resistance ii. 82 His former lover's arrest in Romania supported the well-foundedness of his fear of returning to that country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1450
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