well-wish
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.12 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He greeted me always, the epitome of cheer, with some gnomic well-wish that half the time I could not make out."
- "“Patrick Flannery?” Lilah grinned. “He is cute. Maybe you should take him some soup and well-wishes.”"
- "Select someone to whom you can at least pretend to send well-wishes."
- "Over the years there have been many well-wishes as a New Year dawns, certainties that this would be the year for our miracles."
- "She kept an eye on Nash as he shoved his hands deep into his pockets, as Barry well-wished other congregants outside the doors of the church."
- "Then you are welcomed and well-wished by all present and ceremony is concluded."
Etymology
A back-formation from well-wisher.