“well” in Latin

puteus (a pit dug for that purpose): fons (a fount or fountain, Vid :). To dig a well, puteum fodere, effodere: medical well or wells, fons medicae salubritatis; fons medicatus: aquae medicatae or medicamentosae; aquae salubres; or (from the context) aquae only: a hot well, calidus fons medicae salubritatis: every hot well is a medical well, omnis aqua calida est medicamentosa: ☞ castellum = reservoir, in which the water from several aqueducts is collected, and from hence distributed over the city (according to Festus, dividiculum): crater (κρατήρ = the basin of a well). The cover of a well, *putei operculum: the (marble) edge of a well, puteal (περιστόμιον, Cic., Att., 1, 10, 3; ☞ Paullus, Dig., 19, 1, 14): one that digs a well, putearius (Plin., 31, 3, 28): the feast of the wells (at Rome), fontanalia (Varr., L.L., 6, 3, § 22).

In good health, sanus (opposed to aeger): salvus (opposed to corruptus, perditus): integer (opposed to debilitatus, fractus, fessus): valens: validus (in full strength): firmus (of a good constitution; opposed to infirmus): robustus (strong; opposed to imbecillus: ☞ saluber = sound, not diseased, and so healthy, in Sall., Liv., Tac., and Martialis, but not in Cic., and Caes.). To be not quite well, minus valere, aegrotare (to be sick); languere (to be weak); male mihi est; non commode valeo: to be not yet quite well, nondum satis firmo corpore esse (Cic.): to get well, convalescere; evadere, recreari exmorbo (Cic.); ex incommodā valetudine emergere (Cic., Att., 5, 8, 1): to be well, valere; bene valere; salvere; belle se habere; recte est mihi; corpore esse sano, firmo (Cic.); uti valetudine bona (Cic., Caes.), prospera (Suet.); integra esse valetudine (Cic.); corpore esse salubri (Sall., Jug., 17, 6): to be quite or extremely well, optima valetudine affectum esse (Cic.); firmissima uti valetudine (Tac.); incorrupta sanitate esse (Cic.): to be never well, numquam bona uti valetudine; semper incommoda esse valetudine (Cic.) to be always well, tueri valetudinem integram; semper bona uti valetudine: my people are never so well in any other place, mei nusquam salubrius degunt (Plin., Ep. 5, 6, 46): to look well, sanitatem corporis vultu prodere.

Right, Vid.

bene (the proper word): belle (finely, prettily): jucunde: suaviter (pleasantly, agreeably; e.g., to smell or taste): commode (PROP., duly, rightly; e.g., saltare, verba facere): scienter, scite (skilfully; e.g. scienter tibiis cantare; scite convivium exornare: to dress well, scite coli): probe: recte: pulchre: praeclare (PROP., rightly, according to one’s wishes, according to the nature of a thing; probe, thoroughly). I understand, remember very well, praeclare intelligo, memini: to suit or fit well (of a garment), aliquem satis decere: to live well, bene victitare (comedy); laute vivere (magnificently): to look well (= to be handsome or beautiful), bona esse forma; commendari forma, specie, facie: all things go on well with me, bene mecum agitur; bono loco sunt res meae; apud me recte omnia sunt: to wish one well, bene velle (Terentianus); bene cupere, favere alicui (Cic.): to do well, bene rem gerere; ex sententia gerere aliquid: the matter turned out or went off well, confecta res ex sententia est; meis optatis fortuna respondit: to buy well (= to one’s advantage), bene emere: to take anything well (= in good part), in bonam partem accipere aliquid probare, approbare aliquid (opposed to in malam partem accipere, male interpretari): herein you do well, hoc bene, prudenter, facis, agis: not to be able to let well alone, manurn de tabula non scire tollere (proverbially, Plin., 35, 10, 86, No. 10, § 80): it will be well to do so and so, (de aliqua re) non nocuerit facere, etc.; non inutile erit aliquid or aliquid facere: it is well that you are coming, peropportune venis; opportune te offers (said to a person whom one meets vjhen looking for him): well! bene facis or fecisti (in approbation)! non repugno! nihil impedio! lepide! licet (Plaut., I have nothing to say against it)! satis est (it is enough)! dictum puta! teneo (I understand you, says one who receives a commission)! well to do in the world, satis dives; modice locuples; or (of those who are very wealthy) bene nummatus; pecuniosus; abundans; copiis rei familiaris locuples et pecuniosus; opulentus: well done! bene! recte! bene, recte fecisti! laudo tuum factume! well-nigh, fere; circiter.