well-preserved

1. 1.

   used of older persons who are healthy

   Similarhealthy

Questions about well-preserved

What does well-preserved mean?

well-preserved means "used of older persons who are healthy".

How many syllables are in well-preserved?

well-preserved has 3 syllables: well--preser-ved. The stress falls on "well-".

Is well-preserved a common word?

well-preserved is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.