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Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive.
Giraldus Cambrensis

Meaning of "well-disposed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-DISPOSED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-DISPOSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Well-Disposed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WELL-DISPOSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-disposed in the English dictionary

The definition of well-disposed in the dictionary is inclined to be sympathetic, kindly, or friendly.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-DISPOSED

well-cultivated
well-defended
well-defined
well-demonstrated
well-described
well-deserved
well-designed
well-developed
well-digger
well-disciplined
well-documented
well-done
well-dressed
well-earned
well-educated
well-endowed
well-equipped
well-established
well-favoured
well-fed

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-DISPOSED

closed
composed
decomposed
disposed
exposed
ill-disposed
indisposed
opposed
overexposed
predisposed
proposed
self-composed
self-imposed
superimposed
supposed
underexposed
unexposed
unopposed
unposed
unproposed
well disposed

Synonyms and antonyms of well-disposed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «well-disposed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-DISPOSED

Find out the translation of well-disposed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of well-disposed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «well-disposed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精心布置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bien dispuesto
570 millions of speakers

English

well-disposed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से निपटाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخلص جيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хорошо относится
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bem disposto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধুভাবাপন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bien disposé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dilupuskan dengan baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wohlgesinnt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく配置された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 배치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik-dibuwang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có cảm tình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு வெளியேற்றப்படுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांगले-नियुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doştça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben disposto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobrze rozmieszczone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добре відноситься
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine dispus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλοπροαίρετα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goedgesind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välvilligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velvillige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-disposed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-DISPOSED»

The term «well-disposed» is normally little used and occupies the 130.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-DISPOSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about well-disposed

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2 QUOTES WITH «WELL-DISPOSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word well-disposed.
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David Brainerd
As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive to my instructions, and seem willing to be taught further.
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Giraldus Cambrensis
Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-DISPOSED»

Discover the use of well-disposed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-disposed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Missionary Herald
In many places, a good number of people may be found well disposed towards the Gospel, and desirous of enjoying the benefits of a regular ministry, yet not able to give a full support to a settled minister. It is very desirable that such people ...
‎1816
2
The Missionary Herald
Age Warren P. Cornelius, Batticotta Christian Junior Very good Serious 16 Charles Crooker, Oodooville Heathen First Fair Well disposed 17 William Curran, Vannapony « Junior Very good Impenitent 16 Samuel Curtis, Tillipally ii Senior Good ...
‎1849
3
Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History
Therefore the intellectual nature on whose assistance these arts depend is not well disposed according to virtue. Again. It is not the mark of a mind well disposed according to virtue, to befriend and assist men of evil life, rather than every ...
Alan Charles Kors, Edward Peters, 2001
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Annual Message and Accompanying Documents
Total number about 500; well disposed; live by fishing aud labor; they have a few horses.* The Homamish, Hottunamish, Iquahsinawmish, Sayhaynamish and Stitch afsamish Indians occupy the country from the narrows along the western ...
United States. President, 1850
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The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad
:1?“ fi —fi 1* Character of Scholar- Refigious '10 Names. 1 Residence. Parents. i ship. Character. .dge Remarks. H— . r, '2} “ ' FIRST CLASS. , ' Joseph H. Bailey, Batticotta Heathen 1Fair Well 'disposed 90 Thomas Ball Tillipally “ 'Ver good ...
‎1851
6
Congressional Serial Set
They number about 120, they have a few arms'; are Well disposed, have a few horses, and live by hunting and fishing. ' The Chenooks live at Baker's Bay, totalrn'umber about 100, but few guns; friendly to the whites, live by'hunting 'and fishing ...
‎1850
7
The Oxford Handbook of Rationality
Against this reply, Williams stresses that an agent may lack the dispositions and capacities that a well-informed and well-disposed deliberator would have. In such cases, Williams claims, it is implausible to say that what this agent has reason ...
Alfred R. Mele William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Piers Rawling Associate Professor of Philosophy both at Florida State University, 2003
8
The Witchcraft Sourcebook
Thetefote the intellectual natute on whose assistance these atts depend is not well disposed accotding to vittue. Again. It is not the matk of a mind well disposed accotding to vittue to beftiend and assist men of evil life, tathet than evety uptight  ...
Brian P. Levack, 2004
9
Classical Muhurta
The Bhava ruling the body part operated upon must be well-disposed, as should its lord. Grahas: Mars should be favorable and not influenced by Saturn. Since surgery can always run into complications, the planet that rules the tissue that is ...
Ernst Wilhelm
10
Cognition of Value in Aristotle's Ethics: Promise of ...
An ethical virtue, then, is a settled disposition as a result of which one is well disposed with respect to a certain type of feeling. Later, of course, Aristotle expands the meaning of ethical virtue to indicate that ethical virtue has to do not simply ...
Deborah Achtenberg, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-DISPOSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-disposed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historic achievement, but flag that for a celebration
Even when we're feeling well-disposed towards the sciency ones, we call them boffins. The word implies an other-worldliness, an impracticality. Boffins may be ... «The Press, Jul 15»
2
'Mr Holmes' review: Anything but ordinary
He is curmudgeonly, even churlish, yet well-disposed towards the young son (Milo Parker) of his long-suffering housekeeper (Laura Linney). The boy Roger ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
3
Greece debt crisis: Yawning rifts between European superpowers
... countries such as Portugal, Spain and Ireland that have undergone tough austerity themselves - they were not well-disposed to "letting Greece off the hook". «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
What's Wrong With US-China Relations?
Most shocking, Schell writes, is that “there is presently no significant core constituency in America still well-disposed towards China” – not even the businessmen ... «The Diplomat, May 15»
5
The US Constitution: Beautifully Conceived
(Fortunately for him, the King was well-disposed toward William!) The section of the U.S. Constitution that disallows the granting of titles of nobility should not be ... «American Thinker, Jul 14»
6
NYUAD professor Deborah Quinn's real-life adventures in self …
The handful of readers who have taken the time to fill out a customer review on Amazon's website are well-disposed towards The Time Locket, a self-published ... «The National, May 14»
7
Bundy and 'Civil Disobedience'
Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice. A common and natural ... «American Thinker, Apr 14»
8
The Pope, the President, and Social Doctrine
The document is long, rambling, and studded with overly broad generalizations, and the flaws make it easy for well-disposed readers to become distracted and ... «Aleteia, Jan 14»
9
Conservationists protest Mekong dam
But the MRC is not well-disposed towards new dams. A few weeks after it received the Laotian proposal, the commission published its first comprehensive ... «Nature.com, Apr 11»

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