What does good mean?
Definitions for good
gʊdgood
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word good.
Princeton's WordNet
goodnoun
benefit
"for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
good, goodnessnoun
moral excellence or admirableness
"there is much good to be found in people"
good, goodnessnoun
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
"weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
commodity, trade good, goodadjective
articles of commerce
goodadjective
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
"good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "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"
full, goodadjective
having the normally expected amount
"gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
goodadjective
morally admirable
estimable, good, honorable, respectableadjective
deserving of esteem and respect
"all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
beneficial, goodadjective
promoting or enhancing well-being
"an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"
goodadjective
agreeable or pleasing
"we all had a good time"; "good manners"
good, just, uprightadjective
of moral excellence
"a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
goodadjective
thorough
"had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
dear, good, nearadjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship
"a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
dependable, good, safe, secureadjective
financially sound
"a good investment"; "a secure investment"
good, right, ripeadjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
good, well(p)adjective
resulting favorably
"it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p)adjective
exerting force or influence
"the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
goodadjective
capable of pleasing
"good looks"
good, seriousadjective
appealing to the mind
"good music"; "a serious book"
good, soundadjective
in excellent physical condition
"good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
good, salutaryadjective
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
"beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
good, honestadjective
not forged
"a good dollar bill"
good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoiltadjective
not left to spoil
"the meat is still good"
goodadverb
generally admired
"good taste"
well, goodadverb
(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 children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"
thoroughly, soundly, goodadverb
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
"he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"
Wikipedia
Good
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The concept is of interest in the study of morality, ethics, religion and philosophy, and the specific meaning and etiology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages has varied substantially in its inflected meaning depending on circumstances of place, history, religious context, or philosophical context.
Webster Dictionary
Good
possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc
Good
possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions
Good
kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto
Good
serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for
Good
clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at
Good
adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit
Good
real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth
Good
not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc
Good
not lacking or deficient; full; complete
Good
not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc
Goodnoun
that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil
Goodnoun
advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc
Goodnoun
wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property
Goodadverb
well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible
Goodverb
to make good; to turn to good
Goodverb
to manure; to improve
Etymology: [AS. Gd, akin to D. goed, OS. gd, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. gr, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. gds; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather. 29 Cf. Gather.]
Freebase
Good
In economics, a good is a material that satisfies human wants and provides utility, for example, to a consumer making a purchase. A common distinction is made between 'goods' that are tangible property and services, which are non-physical. Commodities may be used as a synonym for economic goods but often refer to marketable raw materials and primary products. Although in economic theory, all goods are considered tangible, in reality certain classes of goods, such as information, only are in intangible forms. For example, among other goods an apple is a tangible object, while news belongs to an intangible class of goods and can be perceived only by means of an instrument such as print, broadcast or computer.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Good
good, adj. having qualities, whether physical or moral, desirable or suitable to the end proposed: promoting success, welfare, or happiness: virtuous: pious: kind: benevolent: proper: fit: competent: satisfactory: sufficient: valid: sound: serviceable: beneficial: real: serious, as in 'good earnest:' not small, considerable, as in 'good deal:' full, complete, as in 'good measure:' unblemished, honourable, as in 'good name:'—comp. bett′er; superl. best.—n. that which promotes happiness, success, &c.—opp. to Evil: prosperity: welfare: advantage, temporal or spiritual: moral qualities: virtue: (B.) possessions: (pl.) household furniture: movable property: merchandise (in composition, the equivalent of U.S. freight).—interj. well! right!—adv. well.—ns. Good′-breed′ing, polite manners formed by a good breeding or education; Good′-broth′er (Scot.), a brother-in-law.—n. or interj. Good′-bye, contracted from 'God be with you:' farewell, a form of address at parting.—adj. Good′-condi′tioned, being in a good state.—ns. or interjs. Good′-day, a common salutation, a contraction of 'I wish you a good day;' Good′-den, a corruption of good-e'en; Good′-e'en, Good′-ēv′en, Good′-ēve′ning, a salutation on meeting or parting in the evening.—adj. Good′-faced (Shak.), having a handsome face.—ns. Good′-fell′ow, a jolly or boon companion: a reveller; Good′-fell′owship, merry or pleasant company: conviviality.—n.pl. Good′-folk, a euphemism for the fairies, of whom it is best to speak respectfully.—adj. Good′-for-noth′ing, worthless, useless.—n. an idle person.—ns. Good′-Frī′day, a fast in memory of our Lord's crucifixion, held on the Friday of Passion-week; Good′-hū′mour, a cheerful temper, from the old idea that temper depended on the humours of the body.—adj. Good′-hū′moured.—adv. Good′-hū′mouredly.—n. Good′iness, weak, priggish, or canting goodness.—adj. Good′ish, pretty good, of fair quality or quantity.—interj. Good′-lack, an expression of surprise or pity—a variation of 'Good Lord,' under the influence of alack.—n. Good′liness.—adv. Good′ly (Spens.), excellently, kindly.—adj. good-like: good-looking: fine: excellent:—comp. Good′lier; superl. Good′liest.—ns. Good′lyhead (Spens.), goodness; Good′lyhood, grace; Goodman′ (B.), the man or master of the house—the correlative to it is Goodwife′.—ns. and interjs. Good′-morn′ing, Good′-morr′ow, a salutation at meeting in the morning.—n. Good′-nā′ture, natural goodness and mildness of disposition.—adj. Good′-nā′tured.—adv. Good′-nā′turedly.—n. Good′ness, virtue: excellence: benevolence: a term of emphasis, as in 'For goodness' sake;' 'Oh, goodness!'—n. and interj. Good′-night, a common salutation, a contraction of 'I wish you a good night.'—interj. Good′-now, an exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty.—ns. Goods′-en′gine, an engine used for drawing goods-trains; Good′-sense, sound judgment; Good′-speed, a contraction of 'I wish you good speed;' Goods′-train, a train of goods wagons.—adj. Good′-tem′pered, possessing a good temper.—ns. Good′-wife, the mistress of a family; Good′-will, benevolence; well-wishing: the established custom or popularity of any business or trade—often appearing as one of its assets, with a marketable money value; Good′y, good-wife: good-woman: probably formed from good-wife.—adj. Good′y, mawkishly good: weakly benevolent or pious—also Good′y-good′y.—n. a sweetmeat.—Good for anything, ready for any kind of work; Goodman's croft, a strip of ground, or corner of a field, once left untilled in Scotland, to avert the malice of the devil from the crop.—Good Templar, a member of a temperance society founded in the United States in 1852, and introduced into England in 1868, its organisation modelled on that of the Freemasons, with lodges, passwords and grips, and insignia.—As good as, the same as, no less than; Be as good as one's word, to be depended on; For good, For good and all, finally, in conclusion, to end the whole matter; Make good, to fulfil, perform; Stand good, to be lastingly good: to remain; Think good, to be disposed, to be willing. [A.S. gód; closely akin to Dut. goed, Ger. gut, Ice. góðr, Goth. gods.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'good' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #120
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'good' in Written Corpus Frequency: #105
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'good' in Nouns Frequency: #1590
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'good' in Adjectives Frequency: #2
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of good in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of good in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of good in a Sentence
They're all representative of the strength and the unity and the love that exists in the community and in this community, despite the pain and the heartache that they're feeling, they could not have been more inspiring and more proud of their loved ones and more insistent that something good comes out of this tragedy.
They understand The FDA a big problem because if they dont curtail it, then the government will, and whenever the government gets involved, its never a good ending for the industry.
Miracles I can't explain, I'll leave those to the good Lord, this is not a miracle. We know how this happened.
Many people working in conservation are strongly against using biotechnologies, which seems crazy, because if Cesare Galli have the technology, why not use it for the good ?
They're a really good team. I don't think their record does them justice, they play really hard. ... They were a really tough team defensively.
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Translations for good
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- جيدArabic
- dobrýCzech
- godtDanish
- gutGerman
- ΚαλόςGreek
- buenoSpanish
- خوبPersian
- hyväFinnish
- bonFrench
- maithIrish
- अच्छाHindi
- jóHungarian
- լավArmenian
- baikIndonesian
- buonoItalian
- טובHebrew
- 良いJapanese
- ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದುKannada
- 좋은Korean
- bonumLatin
- goedDutch
- godNorwegian
- dobryPolish
- bomPortuguese
- bunaRomanian
- хорошоRussian
- BraSwedish
- நல்லTamil
- మంచిTelugu
- ดีThai
- iyiTurkish
- добреUkrainian
- اچھیUrdu
- TốtVietnamese
- גוטYiddish
- 良好Chinese
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