well-meanern.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmiːnə/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈminər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., meaner n.²

Etymology: < well adv. + meaner n.², after to mean well (see mean v.¹ 2). Compare earlier well-meaned adj.¹, well-meaning adj., well-meaning n.

A well-meaning person; a person with good intentions. Formerly also: †a person disposed to think well of others (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person

well-willing1340

good doerc1400

well-doerc1400

sootc1430

well-willer1443

benefeterc1449

benevoler?1488

benefactor1532

good-willera1541

well-wisher?1576

ministering angel1592

well-meaner1597

angel1598

obliger1634

Samaritan1640

well-woulder1643

obligator1798

benevolist1825

living doll1961

1597 N. Ling Politeuphuia: Wits Common Wealth f. 159 There are more mockers then well meaners.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία Pref. sig. A6 With well-Meaners even good Meanings and Aymes in Authours attone their Failings.

1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 4th App. 323 It will work its Certifying or determining Effect upon all Schollers and well-meaners; and so no Schollers and well meaners can disagree in the Sence of it.

1683 J. Dryden Vindication 59 Deluded well-meaners come over out of honesty, and small offendors out of common discretion, or fear.

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in Fables 56 Well-meaners think no Harm.

1745 Gen. Advertiser 18 Dec. Those who are most remote from an Habit of Seriousness, will yet listen to a Well-meaner endeavouring..to give serious Advice.

1794 G. Chalmers Estimate Compar. Strength Great-Brit. (new ed.) Ded. p. xcix This confederacy, among the well-meaners, and the rest.

1855 M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 432 On its benches sat many enthusiasts, no sages, a few well-meaners, and some colossal scoundrels.

1906 W. W. Denslow & D. A. Bragdon Billy Bounce xvi. 211 ‘I suppose they mean well.’ ‘Oh! yes; but be careful of well meaners unless they are good doers.’

1953 P. Viereck Shame & Glory of Intellectuals v. 158 Well-meaners who have never in their life read a Soviet newspaper..are saying America could create a ‘peace atmosphere’.

2003 C. D. Wright One Big Self (2007) 56 The well-meaners who tried to help.

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

单词	well-meaner
释义	well-meanern. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmiːnə/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈminər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., meaner n.² Etymology: < well adv. + meaner n.², after to mean well (see mean v.¹ 2). Compare earlier well-meaned adj.¹, well-meaning adj., well-meaning n. A well-meaning person; a person with good intentions. Formerly also: †a person disposed to think well of others (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person well-willing1340 good doerc1400 well-doerc1400 sootc1430 well-willer1443 benefeterc1449 benevoler?1488 benefactor1532 good-willera1541 well-wisher?1576 ministering angel1592 well-meaner1597 angel1598 obliger1634 Samaritan1640 well-woulder1643 obligator1798 benevolist1825 living doll1961 1597 N. Ling Politeuphuia: Wits Common Wealth f. 159 There are more mockers then well meaners. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία Pref. sig. A6 With well-Meaners even good Meanings and Aymes in Authours attone their Failings. 1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 4th App. 323 It will work its Certifying or determining Effect upon all Schollers and well-meaners; and so no Schollers and well meaners can disagree in the Sence of it. 1683 J. Dryden Vindication 59 Deluded well-meaners come over out of honesty, and small offendors out of common discretion, or fear. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in Fables 56 Well-meaners think no Harm. 1745 Gen. Advertiser 18 Dec. Those who are most remote from an Habit of Seriousness, will yet listen to a Well-meaner endeavouring..to give serious Advice. 1794 G. Chalmers Estimate Compar. Strength Great-Brit. (new ed.) Ded. p. xcix This confederacy, among the well-meaners, and the rest. 1855 M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 432 On its benches sat many enthusiasts, no sages, a few well-meaners, and some colossal scoundrels. 1906 W. W. Denslow & D. A. Bragdon Billy Bounce xvi. 211 ‘I suppose they mean well.’ ‘Oh! yes; but be careful of well meaners unless they are good doers.’ 1953 P. Viereck Shame & Glory of Intellectuals v. 158 Well-meaners who have never in their life read a Soviet newspaper..are saying America could create a ‘peace atmosphere’. 2003 C. D. Wright One Big Self (2007) 56 The well-meaners who tried to help. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1597
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