Definition of Good

Adjective: good (better,best)  gûd

1. Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
   "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"; "when she was good she was very very good"
    
2. Having the normally expected amount
   "a good mile from here"; "gives good measure";
   - full
    
3. Morally admirable
    
4. Deserving of esteem and respect
   "ruined the family's good name";
   - estimable, honorable [US], respectable, honourable [Brit, Cdn]
    
5. Promoting or enhancing well-being
   "the experience was good for her";
   - beneficial
    
6. Agreeable or pleasing
   "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
    
7. Of moral excellence
   "a genuinely good person";
   - just, upright
    
8. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
   "a good mechanic";
   - adept, expert, practiced [N. Amer], proficient, skillful [N. Amer], skilful [Brit, Cdn], practised [Brit, Cdn]
    
9. Thorough
   "gave the house a good cleaning"; "had a good workout";
   - proper
    
10. With or in a close or intimate relationship
    "a good friend";
    - dear, near
     
11. Financially sound
    "a good investment";
    - dependable, safe, secure
     
12. Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
    "a good time to plant tomatoes";
    - right, ripe
     
13. Resulting favourably
    "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed";
    - well
     
14. Exerting force or influence
    "a warranty good for two years";
    - effective, in effect, in force
     
15. Capable of pleasing
    "good looks"
     
16. Appealing to the mind
    "good music";
    - serious
     
17. In excellent physical condition
    "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg";
    - sound
     
18. Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
    "a good night's sleep";
    - salutary
     
19. Not forged
    "a good dollar bill";
    - honest
     
20. Not left to spoil
    "the meat is still good";
    - undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt
     
21. Generally admired
    "good taste"

Noun: good  gûd

1. Benefit
   "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
    
2. Moral excellence or admirableness
   "there is much good to be found in people";
   - goodness
    
3. That which is pleasing, valuable or useful
   "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization";
   - goodness
    
4. A raw material or product that is bought and sold commercially in large quantities
   - commodity, trade good

Adverb: good  gûd
Usage: N. Amer

1. (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well')
   "the baby can walk pretty good";
   - well
    
2. Completely and absolutely
   "we beat him good";
   - thoroughly, soundly, proper

See also:
goobers
Goodall

Anagrams containing the word good

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