good

Adjective
  1. Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified (synset 301126910)
    "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"
    also:
    • best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
    • better - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
    • favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing
    • good - morally admirable
    • obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
    • respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
    tells us about: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    similar to:
  2. Having the normally expected amount (synset 300106819)
    "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
    similar to: ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity
    same as: full
  3. Morally admirable (synset 301133477)
    also:
    • good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
    • moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
    • right - in conformance with justice or law or morality
    • righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
    • virtuous - morally excellent
    • worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
    tells us about: good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness
    similar to:
  4. Deserving of esteem and respect (synset 301990227)
    "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
    similar to: reputable - having a good reputation
    same as: estimable, honorable, respectable
  5. Promoting or enhancing well-being (synset 300065107)
    "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"
    similar to: advantageous, favorable, favourable - giving an advantage
    same as: beneficial
  6. Agreeable or pleasing (synset 301591160)
    "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
    similar to: nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
  7. Of moral excellence (synset 302044341)
    "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
    similar to: righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
    same as: just, upright
  8. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude (synset 302234002)
    "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"
    similar to: skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill
    same as: adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful
  9. Thorough (synset 300525453)
    "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
    similar to: complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step
  10. With or in a close or intimate relationship (synset 300454916)
    "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
    similar to: close - close in relevance or relationship
    same as: dear, near
  11. Financially safe (synset 302281393)
    "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
    similar to: sound - financially secure and safe
    same as: dependable, safe, secure
  12. Most suitable or right for a particular purpose (synset 301665754)
    "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
    similar to: opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
    same as: right, ripe
  13. Resulting favorably (synset 301052461)
    "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"
    similar to: fortunate - having unexpected good fortune
    same as: well
  14. Exerting force or influence (synset 300836323)
    "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
    similar to: operative - being in force or having or exerting force
    same as: effective, in effect, in force
  15. Capable of pleasing (synset 301813594)
    "good looks"
    similar to: pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction
  16. Appealing to the mind (synset 301336429)
    "good music"; "a serious book"
    similar to: intellectual - appealing to or using the intellect
    same as: serious
  17. In excellent physical condition (synset 301174757)
    "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
    similar to: healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
    same as: sound
  18. Tending to promote physical well-being;
    Beneficial to health (synset 301169957)
    "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
    similar to: healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind
    same as: salutary
  19. Not forged (synset 301119768)
    "a good dollar bill"
    similar to: echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit
    same as: honest
  20. Not left to spoil (synset 301072013)
    "the meat is still good"
    similar to: fresh - recently made, produced, or harvested
    same as: unspoiled, unspoilt
  21. Generally admired (synset 300779170)
    "good taste"
    similar to: discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Noun
  1. Benefit (synset 105167108)
    "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
    is a type of: advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
    subtypes: common good, commonweal - the good of a community
  2. Moral excellence or admirableness (synset 104856472)
    "there is much good to be found in people"
    tells us about: good - morally admirable
    is a type of: morality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
    subtypes:
    same as: goodness
  3. That which is pleasing or valuable or useful (synset 105149427)
    "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
    is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    subtypes:
    • worthiness - the quality or state of having merit or value
    • desirability, desirableness - the quality of being worthy of desiring
    • benefit, welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being
    • better - something superior in quality or condition or effect
    • better - the superior one of two alternatives
    • optimum - most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
    • soundness, wisdom, wiseness - the quality of being prudent and sensible
    same as: goodness
  4. Articles of commerce (synset 103080712)
    is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
    subtypes:
    • basic, staple - (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
    • consumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
    • drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise
    • entrant - a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise
    • export, exportation - commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
    • fancy goods - goods that are chiefly ornamental
    • fungible - a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation
    • future - bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
    • import, importation - commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
    • merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale
    • middling - any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
    • shopping - the commodities purchased from stores
    • sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity
    • worldly good, worldly possession - a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
    • salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction
    same as: commodity, trade good
Adverb
  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') (synset 400011555)
    "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"
    domain usage: combining form - a bound form used only in compounds
    same as: well
  2. Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') (synset 400057926)
    "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    same as: soundly, thoroughly

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