English → Latin
“well-affected” in Latin
benevolusbenevolent, kind, friendly, favorableamīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable; loyal, devoted to; supporting, propitious, helpfulpropitiusfavorable, well-disposed, kind; propitious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
well-affected
bene sentiens: benevolus: amicus (well-disposed toward): propitius (gracious, favorable; of superiors toward inferiors). [Vid: also, AFFECTIONATE.] To be well-affected, deditus alicui or alicui rei; addictus alicui or alicui rei (devoted). (The words are found in this connection and order.) addictus et deditus. devotus alicui or alicui rei (much attached, post-Augustan). (The words are found in this connection and order.) deditus devotusque [Vid: also, DEVOTED]: to be well-affected toward; Vid: To FAVOR.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for well-affected?
- The usual Latin words for “well-affected” are benevolus, amīcus, propitius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.