well-favored [wel-fey-verd] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
Also especially British, well-fa·voured. Origin of well-favored late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425 Examples from the Web for well-favoured Historical Examples of well-favoured
I was well-favoured at your age, but your pa wan’t much on looks.
Harriet Stark
A tall, well-favoured young maid she is—might be a princess, to look at her.
Emily Sarah Holt
One of the men was tall and ill-favoured, the other, short and well-favoured.
R.M. Ballantyne
Mistress Alice, “the gentle Alice,” was reckoned fair and well-favoured.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
John Roby
Now, Nell is all ways slower than Edith and me, and nothing like so well-favoured.
Emily Sarah Holt
British Dictionary definitions for well-favoured well-favoured adjective (well favoured when postpositive)
- having good features; good-looking