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Meaning of "well-wishing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-WISHING

well-wishing  [ˈwelˌwɪʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-WISHING

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

WHAT DOES WELL-WISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-wishing in the English dictionary

The definition of well-wishing in the dictionary is showing benevolence or sympathy towards a person, cause, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELL-WISHING


astonishing
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ
diminishing
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ
distinguishing
dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
finishing
ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
fishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
flourishing
ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ
fly-fishing
ˈflaɪˌfɪʃɪŋ
languishing
ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
nonvanishing
nɒnˈvænɪʃɪŋ
nourishing
ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ
overfishing
ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ
phishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
photofinishing
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
publishing
ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ
punishing
ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ
ravishing
ˈrævɪʃɪŋ
refurbishing
riːˈfɜːbɪʃɪŋ
sportfishing
ˈspɔːtˌfɪʃɪŋ
swishing
ˈswɪʃɪŋ
varnishing
ˈvɑːnɪʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-WISHING

well-timed
well-to-do
well-trained
well-travelled
well-treated
well-tried
well-trodden
well-turned
well-understood
well-upholstered
well-used
well-versed
well-wisher
well-woman
well-woman clinic
well-women
well-wooded
well-worn
well-written
well-wrought

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-WISHING

anything
blushing
bushing
crashing
crushing
Cushing
dashing
desktop publishing
flashing
flushing
gushing
ice fishing
lashing
Pershing
pushing
refreshing
slashing
smashing
thrashing
trout fishing
washing

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «well-wishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-WISHING

Find out the translation of well-wishing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of well-wishing 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-wishing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

良好的祝愿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buenos deseos
570 millions of speakers

English

well-wishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से इच्छुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متمنيا جيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доброжелательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bem -querer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিতাকাঙ্ক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bons voeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baik-baik saja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wohlwoll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく希望する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 하고자하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũng có nhu cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு விரும்பும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुभेच्छा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İyi isteyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben augurante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

życzliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доброзичливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine care doresc ,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλά - που επιθυμούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed wat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väl önskar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gode ønsker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-wishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-WISHING»

The term «well-wishing» is regularly used and occupies the 90.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-WISHING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-WISHING»

Discover the use of well-wishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-wishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Form and Reason: Essays in Metaphysics
Aristotle is emphasizing that well-wishing must be reciprocated in order for there to be friendship. He wants to exclude friendship with inanimate objects, such as wine, whose good fortune we do not wish (1155b27-31) and friendship with ...
Edward Halper, 1993
2
Lectures on Ethics
We have something more to say about the duties of well-wishing and benevolence. Well-wishing from love cannot be commanded, though well- wishing from obligation can. If, however, we do well by someone from duty, we get used ...
Immanuel Kant, Peter Heath, J. B. Schneewind, 1997
3
Essays in the Philosophy of Religion: Based on the Sarum ...
Well-wishing. and. wishful. thinking. 39. assent to a proposition without entertaining it, but we can very well entertain it without assenting to it. Indeed, we have to entertain it in order to doubt it or reject it. This attitude of entertaining a proposition ...
Henry Habberley Price, 1972
4
God-Speed; Well Wishing in Verse and Prose for All Occasions
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1899 Excerpt: ... Inscriptions for tombstones.
Gottlieb Federlein, 2012
5
Aristotle on Political Enmity and Disease: An Inquiry into ...
4: EUNOIA: THE SEARCH FOR AN UNDERLYING ELEMENT In Cooper's celebrated articles on friendship the view is put forward that the element common to all modes of friendship, including that of political friendship, is that of "well- wishing" ...
Kostas Kalimtzis, 2000
6
The Gates of Even
Traitor Song I gave you words but never my word so many you couldn't tell and now I leave you in stillness wishing you well wishing you well 'So far and then no further' the cheap advising bell some fay kept ringing for you wishing you well ...
John O. Thompson, 2002
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Thinking about Friendship: Historical and Contemporary ...
Surprisingly, a careful look at the text reveals that the two features of friendship accompanying disinterested well-wishing (namely the requirement that both friends have this attitude and the awareness of each other's attitude) neither specify ...
Damian Caluori, 2012
8
Mindfulness Workbook For Dummies
Well-wishing towards someone you find it easy to show affection to. Choose someone with whom you have a simple, unconditionally loving relationship. Perhaps an aunt or uncle, your son or daughter, a spiritual or wise person that you ...
Shamash Alidina, Joelle Jane Marshall, 2013
9
Essays on Aristotle's Ethics
There is, however, an important difference between the well-wishing that forms part of a character-friendship and the well-wishing in the other two cases. This follows from the fact, developed in 8.3-4, that only character-friends are friends ...
Amélie Rorty, 1980
10
Plymouth Pulpit: A Weekly Publication of Sermons Preached by ...
And yet, often, well-wishing passes among men for disposition. Men consider themselves, or are considered, amiable and well- disposed persons. They are said to be well-wishers toward their kind who never think about their kind ; who never ...
Henry Ward Beecher, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-WISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-wishing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lee Kuan Yew, the history maker — Tay Tian Tian
A woman passes a picture of former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, placed at a well-wishing corner at the Singapore General Hospital in Singapore ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
2
Looking beyond Lee's authoritarian legacy
A woman passes a picture of former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, placed at a well-wishing corner at the Singapore General Hospital in Singapore ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
3
Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore model was one of a kind
A card at a well-wishing corner at the Singapore General Hospital (Reuters). The “soft authoritarianism” which Lee enforced was of its time and its place. He had ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
4
Relatives mark one-year anniversary of missing Malaysia Airlines …
A visitor walks past a board with well-wishing messages during a remembrance event in a mall outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday. Families of the 239 ... «Press Herald, Mar 15»
5
Well-wishing South Korean offers dog meat to injured US ambassador
SEOUL, South Korea – Hospital officials say a well-wishing South Korean man tried to offer dog meat to injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, who is ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
6
PM and officials sign well-wishes for the King
BANGKOK, 5 December 2014 (NNT) – the Prime Minister of Thailand and the group of important state figures have signed their well-wishing messages for ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Dec 14»
7
Many happy returns: PM scores hit with well-wishing Twitterati as he …
Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his well-wishers not to celebrate his birthday and instead help in the relief work in the flood-hit Jammu and ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
8
Why Prince George's sibling won't be second best
Acres of newsprint have already been devoted to the Duchess of Cambridge's second pregnancy. Along with the congratulations and well-wishing, there has ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
9
After Reading His Four-Word Message, Soldiers Deployed in …
Gavin.” That's the message members of the unit, deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan, found amid the myriad well-wishing cards from kids back home in America. «TheBlaze.com, Aug 14»
10
Mandela: Pastors chided for populism as well-wishing goes large
Mandela: Pastors chided for populism as well-wishing goes large. 05 Jul 2013 00:00 Sipho Kings. Prayer has been the cornerstone of the outpouring of emotion ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 13»

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