Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-beseen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
well-be-seen
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or presenting a good appearance.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English wel besein, from wel (“well”) + besein, beseen, past participle of beseen (“to see, regard, favour”), equivalent to well + beseen.

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

more well-beseen (comparative) most well-beseen (superlative) well beseen (alternative, rare) wellbeseen (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does well-beseen mean?
Having or presenting a good appearance.
Where does well-beseen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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