definition of the word good

• enPR: go͝od, IPA: /ɡʊd/, SAMPA: /gUd/
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  Rhymes: -ʊd

Middle English < Old English gōd < Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, *gothaz < Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“‘to unite, be associated, be suitable’”).

good (comparative better, superlative best)

1. Acting in the interest of good; ethical.

   good intentions

   • (A date for this quote is being sought): Oscar Wilde

     When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.

2. Useful for a particular purpose (it’s a good watch).
3. Of food, edible; not stale or rotten.

   still good

4. Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste.
5. Of food, healthful; full of vitamins and minerals.
6. Pleasant; enjoyable.

   a good time

7. Of people, competent or talented.

   a good swimmer

8. Effective.

   a good worker

9. Favourable.

   a good omen

   good weather

10. Beneficial; worthwhile.

    a good job

11. (colloquial) With "and", extremely. (The soup is good and hot.)
12. Goody-goody; lacking in spirit or personality.
13. (especially when capitalized) Holy.
14. Reasonable in amount.

    all in good time

15. Large in amount or size.

    A good part of his day was spent shopping.

    It will be a good while longer until he's done.

    He's had a good amount of troubles, he has.

    a good while longer

    a good amount of seeds

    For the better part of one hundred years, this was the home of Cook County Hospital.

• For examples of the usage of this word see the citations page.

• well
• exceptional
• superb
• not bad
• alright
• satisfactory

• (acting in the interest of good): bad, evil
• poor

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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