Well-disposed

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    friendly and sympathetic

    "A memorial inscription on Long Melford church reads, 'the work of well-disposed men'. It refers to the wool merchants who contributed to its building in the 1490s."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile wordnet

Synonyms

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acquiescentadvocatingagreeablealacritousamenableamiable

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"Your father seems to be well-disposed towards gays."

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well-disposedness

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