good liking

noun

Approval, support or approbation for something.

First used 16th c.
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Meanings

noungood liking (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableApproval, support or approbation for something.First known use 16th c.

    [M]y commission is to both; and, with your highness's good-liking, in the presence of both I shall deliver it.

    1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, section II
  2. archaicuncountableFriendliness towards other people.First known use 16th c.

    Yours was a match of Prudence and common Good-liking.

    1727, Jonathan Swift, Letter to a Very Young Lady

Origin

From good + liking. Compare earlier well-liking.

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APA

good liking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20liking

MLA

“good liking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20liking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good liking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20liking.

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