good

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, "year", via "suitable time". Related to and, but not to /. Eclipsed non-native, , , borrowed from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
 * 2) * c. 1525, The Example of Euyll Tongues, page a3 rectoː
 * "en"
 * 1) * c. 1525, The Example of Euyll Tongues, page a3 rectoː
 * "en"

- Yf ony man wolde begynne his synnes to reny / Or ony good people that fro vyce dyde refrayne / What so euer he were that to vertue wolde applye / But an yll tonge wyll all ouer throwe agayne


 * 1) Competent or talented.
 * 2) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * And Marsha says I am a good cook!
 * 1) Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
 * 2) Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
 * 3)  Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
 * 4)  Accepting of, OK with
 * 5)  Of high rank or birth.
 * 6) Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
 * 7) * 1526, Herballː
 * Against cough and scarceness of breath caused of cold take the drink that it hath been sodden in with Liquorice[,] or that the powder hath been sodden in with dry figs[,] for the same the electuary called dyacalamentum is good[,] and it is made thus.
 * 1) Effective.
 * 2)  Real; actual; serious.
 * 3) Having a particularly pleasant taste.
 * 4) Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
 * 5) Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
 * 6) Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
 * 7) True, valid, of explanatory strength.
 * 8) Right, proper, as it should be.
 * 9) Healthful.
 * 10) Pleasant; enjoyable.
 * 11) Favourable.
 * 12) Unblemished; honourable.
 * 13) Beneficial; worthwhile.
 * 14) Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
 * 15)  Very, extremely. See.
 * 16)  Ready.
 * 17) Holy.
 * 18) Reasonable in amount.
 * 19) Large in amount or size.
 * 20) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1)  Real; actual; serious.
 * 2) Having a particularly pleasant taste.
 * 3) Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
 * 4) Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
 * 5) Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
 * 6) True, valid, of explanatory strength.
 * 7) Right, proper, as it should be.
 * 8) Healthful.
 * 9) Pleasant; enjoyable.
 * 10) Favourable.
 * 11) Unblemished; honourable.
 * 12) Beneficial; worthwhile.
 * 13) Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
 * 14)  Very, extremely. See.
 * 15)  Ready.
 * 16) Holy.
 * 17) Reasonable in amount.
 * 18) Large in amount or size.
 * 19) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Healthful.
 * 2) Pleasant; enjoyable.
 * 3) Favourable.
 * 4) Unblemished; honourable.
 * 5) Beneficial; worthwhile.
 * 6) Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
 * 7)  Very, extremely. See.
 * 8)  Ready.
 * 9) Holy.
 * 10) Reasonable in amount.
 * 11) Large in amount or size.
 * 12) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1)  Very, extremely. See.
 * 2)  Ready.
 * 3) Holy.
 * 4) Reasonable in amount.
 * 5) Large in amount or size.
 * 6) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Holy.
 * 2) Reasonable in amount.
 * 3) Large in amount or size.
 * 4) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Large in amount or size.
 * 2) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.
 * 1) Full; entire; at least as much as.

Usage notes

 * The comparative and superlative  are nonstandard.  In informal (often jocular) contexts, best may be inflected further and given the comparative bester and the superlative bestest; these forms are also nonstandard.

Synonyms

 * ,, , , see also Thesaurus:good
 * See Thesaurus:goodness
 * See Thesaurus:goodness
 * See Thesaurus:goodness

Translations

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 * Arabic:, ,
 * Avar:
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 * Indonesian: ,
 * Interlingua:
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 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:, , , ,
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 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Sicilian:
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 * Tamil:
 * Telugu: (maMci)
 * Thai:
 * Tupinambá:
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu:, ,
 * Uzbek:
 * Walloon:
 * Yiddish:

Interjection

 * 1) That is good;.
 * Good! I can leave now.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Korean:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: vad bra
 * Turkish:

Etymology 2
From, from the adjective. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, all from the adjective.

Adverb

 * 1)  Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
 * 2) * 2007 April 19, Jimmy Wales, “Jimmy Wales on the User-Generated Generation”, Fresh Air, WHYY, Pennsylvania
 * The one thing that we can't do...is throw out the baby with the bathwater.... We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this...high-quality website.
 * 1) * 2007 April 19, Jimmy Wales, “Jimmy Wales on the User-Generated Generation”, Fresh Air, WHYY, Pennsylvania
 * The one thing that we can't do...is throw out the baby with the bathwater.... We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this...high-quality website.
 * 1) * 2007 April 19, Jimmy Wales, “Jimmy Wales on the User-Generated Generation”, Fresh Air, WHYY, Pennsylvania
 * The one thing that we can't do...is throw out the baby with the bathwater.... We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this...high-quality website.
 * The one thing that we can't do...is throw out the baby with the bathwater.... We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this...high-quality website.

Etymology 3
From, , from , from , from ,. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
 * 2)  A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
 * 3)  The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
 * He is an influence for good on those girls.
 * 1)   An item of merchandise.
 * 1)  The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
 * He is an influence for good on those girls.
 * 1)   An item of merchandise.
 * 1)   An item of merchandise.
 * 1)   An item of merchandise.
 * 1)   An item of merchandise.

Translations

 * Arabic: خَيْر, فَائِدَة
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: дабро́
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Choctaw: achukma
 * Czech:
 * Danish: godhed
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:, ,
 * Hindi:, , ख़ैर
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 착함
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: labais
 * Macedonian: добро
 * Manchu: (sain)
 * Mizo: ţha
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scots: guid
 * Scottish Gaelic: math
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: добро
 * Roman:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: dobre
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: mara moja
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ugaritic: 𐎉𐎁
 * Ukrainian: добро́
 * Waray-Waray: kaupayan
 * Welsh:, daioni
 * White Hmong: qhov zoo
 * Zulu:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Choctaw: achukma
 * Czech:
 * Danish: gode
 * Finnish:
 * Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: guid
 * Scottish Gaelic: math
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: سِلْعَة
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Welsh:

Etymology 4
From, , from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
 * 2)  To make good; turn to good; improve.
 * 3)  To make improvements or repairs.
 * 4)  To benefit; gain.
 * 5)  To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
 * 6)  To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
 * 7)  To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

Etymology 5
From English dialectal, from, of origin, related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, ultimately from the adjective. See above.

Verb

 * 1)  To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
 * 2) * April 5 1628,, The Blessings, Sins, and Judgments of God's Vineyard
 * Nature was like itself, in it , in the world : God hath taken it in from the barren downs , and gooded it : his choice did not find , but make it thus

Etymology 6
Coined in reference to the phrase "the only good nigger is a dead nigger", a popular saying among white supremacists.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of a black person, dead or killed.

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) good

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) good (of good quality or behaviour)
 * 2) good (morally right or righteous)
 * 3) * 14th c.,, General Prologue:
 * "enm"

- and certeinly he was a good felawe


 * 1) advantageous, wealthy, profitable, useful
 * 2) large; of a great size or quantity
 * 3) having a great degree or extent
 * 4)  tasting pleasant
 * 5) * 1381, Pegge Cook, Recipes, page 114, quoted in 1962, & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., , Ann Arbor, Mich.:, ISBN 978-0-472-01044-8, page 1242:
 * "enm"

- For to make Soupys dorry. Nym onyons Nym wyn toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande mylk.


 * 1) * c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the, volume I, OCLC 374760 , page 11:
 * "enm"

- Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke caste þher-to Safroun an Salt