"well-meaning" meaning in English

See well-meaning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more well-meaning [comparative], most well-meaning [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-meaning (comparative more well-meaning, superlative most well-meaning)
  1. With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation. Derived forms: well-meaningly Translations (with good intentions): εὐφρονέων (euphronéōn) (Ancient Greek), доброжелателен (dobroželatelen) (Bulgarian), s dobrými úmysly (Czech), goedbedoeld (Dutch), bonintenca (Esperanto), hyväntahtoinen (Finnish), hyvää tarkoittava (Finnish), bien intentionné (French), gutmeinender (German), gutwillig (German), gut gemeint (German), jóakaratú (Hungarian), jóhiszemű (Hungarian), jóindulatú (Hungarian), jó szándékú (Hungarian), bonintenca (Ido), benintenzionato (Italian), velmenende (Norwegian Bokmål), o dobrych intencjach (Polish), bem-intencionado (Portuguese), bienintencionado (Spanish), välmenande (Swedish), välment (Swedish), מיט גוטע כּוונות (mit gute kavones) (Yiddish)
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        "With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation."
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "dobroželatelen",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "доброжелателен"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "s dobrými úmysly"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "hyväntahtoinen"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "hyvää tarkoittava"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "bien intentionné"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "gutmeinender"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "gutwillig"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "gut gemeint"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "euphronéōn",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "jóakaratú"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "jóhiszemű"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "jóindulatú"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "jó szándékú"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "bonintenca"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "benintenzionato"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "velmenende"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "o dobrych intencjach"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "bem-intencionado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "bienintencionado"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
          "word": "välmenande"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
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        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mit gute kavones",
          "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "euphronéōn",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "jóakaratú"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "bonintenca"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "benintenzionato"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "velmenende"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "o dobrych intencjach"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "bem-intencionado"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "sense": "with good intentions",
      "word": "välmenande"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with good intentions",
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      "code": "yi",
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