Main entry: well
Definition: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
Usage: appears to be entirely well; the wound is nearly well; a well man; I think I'm well; at least I feel well
Main entry: well
Definition: wise or advantageous and hence advisable
Usage: it would be well to start early
Antonyms: unadvisable, inadvisable
Definition: not prudent or wise; not recommended
Main entry: good, well
Definition: resulting favorably
Usage: it's a good thing that I wasn't there; it is good that you stayed; it is well that no one saw you; all's well that ends well
Antonyms: unfortunate
Definition: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
Main entry: good, well
Definition: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
Usage: the children behaved well; a task well done; the party went well; he slept well; a well-argued thesis; a well-seasoned dish; a well-planned party; the baby can walk pretty good
Definition: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Main entry: well
Definition: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
Usage: took the joke well; took the tragic news well
Antonyms: badly
Definition: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
Main entry: well
Definition: favorably; with approval
Usage: their neighbors spoke well of them; he thought well of the book
Main entry: well, advantageously
Definition: in a manner affording benefit or advantage
Usage: she married well; The children were settled advantageously in Seattle
Antonyms: badly, disadvantageously
Definition: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
Main entry: well
Definition: with skill or in a pleasing manner
Usage: she dances well; he writes well
Antonyms: badly
Definition: without skill or in a displeasing manner